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Hypersensitivity
Introduction
Generally the immune system is protective
1. Arthus reaction
2.Serum sickness
Examples:
1. Tuberculin type
2. Contact dermatitis type
Some clinical examples:
Contact dermatitis (poison ivy rash, for example)
Temporal arteritis
Symptoms of leprosy
Symptoms of tuberculosis
Transplant rejection
The hypersensitivity reactions
Figure 12-2
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