A hypersensitivity reaction happens when the immune system mistakenly identifies harmless substances as harmful. There are several types of hypersensitivity reactions, depending on the class of ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with an atypical immune response called a type 3 hypersensitivity reaction. This reaction happens due to immune complexes in the body. It can be treated by ...

1 Department of Microbiology & Immunology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. An increasing number of HLA associations have been observed with drug-hypersensitivity ...

Imagine a nurse, let’s call her Jill, who faces multiple scrub-ins everyday as part of her operating room role. She struggles with a rash on her hands and wrists that just won’t go away, causing both ...

Geographic access to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Background: Paclitaxel is an effective and commonly used chemotherapeutic. Severe hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) to this drug ...