Drug allergy reactions may be classified, at least theoretically, according to one of four implicated immunologic mechanisms, according to the scheme of Gell and Coombs:
Type I reactions are the result of an IgE antibody reaction, which induces immediate-type hypersensitivity reactions. (more…)
Drug allergy and adverse drug reactions are common among many people. Those side affect of consuming drugs affecting an about 3 ...
Patients (and many doctors) frequently use the term ‘allergy’ when referring to any adverse drug reaction, even one that has no fea ...
This study compared the diagnostic value of intradermal tests and patch tests in 20 patients with non-immediate reactions to pe ...
B cells The main function of B cells is to produce antibodies. Antibodies are complex molecules produced by the immune syste ...
Serum sickness syndrome was first recognized in the pre antibiotic era when heterologous antiserum was used as passive immuniza ...