Immune System Disorders, AGR-SJö

Immune system disorders include any of various failures in the body’s defense mechanisms against infectious organisms. Disorders of immunity include immune deficiency diseases, such as AIDS, that arise because of a diminution of some aspect of the immune response. Other types of immune disorders are caused when the body develops an inappropriate response to a substance—either to a normally harmless foreign substance found in the environment, in the case of allergies, or to a component of the body, in the case of autoimmune diseases.
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agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis, acute infection characterized by severe sore throat, fever, and fatigue and associated with an......
AIDS
AIDS, transmissible disease of the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is a lentivirus......
allergy
allergy, hypersensitivity reaction by the body to foreign substances (antigens) that in similar amounts and circumstances......
anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis, in immunology, a severe, immediate, potentially fatal systemic allergic reaction to contact with a......
angioedema
angioedema, allergic disorder in which large, localized, painless swellings similar to hives appear under the skin.......
Arthus phenomenon
Arthus phenomenon, local swelling, redness, and tissue death following skin injection of soluble antigen into a......
asthma
asthma, a chronic disorder of the lungs in which inflamed airways are prone to constrict, causing episodes of wheezing,......
atopic dermatitis
atopic dermatitis, a type of dermatitis...
atopy
atopy, type of hypersensitivity characterized by an immediate physiological reaction, with movement of fluid from......
autoimmune disease
autoimmune disease, any of a group of conditions or disorders that result from malfunction of the immune system,......
celiac disease
celiac disease, an inherited autoimmune digestive disorder in which affected individuals cannot tolerate gluten,......
drug allergy
drug allergy, hypersensitivity reaction to therapeutic agents that occasionally occurs on subsequent exposure to......
farmer’s lung
farmer’s lung, a pulmonary disorder that results from the development of hypersensitivity to inhaled dust from......
food allergy
food allergy, immunological response to a food. Although the true prevalence of food allergy is unclear, studies......
Graves disease
Graves disease, endocrine disorder that is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (excess secretion of thyroid......
Hashimoto disease
Hashimoto disease, a noninfectious form of inflammation of the thyroid gland (thyroiditis). Hashimoto disease is......
hay fever
hay fever, seasonally recurrent bouts of sneezing, nasal congestion, and tearing and itching of the eyes caused......
hives
hives, a hypersensitive skin reaction characterized by the sudden appearance of very itchy, slightly raised, smooth,......
immunodeficiency
immunodeficiency, defect in immunity that impairs the body’s ability to resist infection. The immune system may......
leukocytosis
leukocytosis, abnormally high number of white blood cells (leukocytes) in the blood circulation, defined as more......
leukopenia
leukopenia, abnormally low number of white blood cells (leukocytes) in the blood circulation, defined as less than......
multiple sclerosis
multiple sclerosis (MS), progressive autoimmune disease of the central nervous system characterized by destruction......
myasthenia gravis
myasthenia gravis, chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness and chronic fatigue that is caused......
polyglandular autoimmune syndrome
polyglandular autoimmune syndrome, either of two familial syndromes in which affected patients have multiple endocrine......
serum sickness
serum sickness, an allergic reaction to medicines that contain animal proteins or to antiserum injected into an......
Sjögren syndrome
Sjögren syndrome, chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by severe dryness of the eyes and mouth that results......