Name | Immune Complex Diseases |
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Synonyms | Disease, Immune Complex | Diseases, Immune Complex | Hypersensitivities, Type III | Hypersensitivity, Type III | Immune Complex Disease | Type III Hypersensitivities | Type III Hypersensitivity |
Definition | Group of diseases mediated by the deposition of large soluble complexes of antigen and antibody with resultant damage to tissue. Besides SERUM SICKNESS and the ARTHUS REACTION, evidence supports a pathogenic role for immune complexes in many other IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES including GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, systemic lupus erythematosus (LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC) and POLYARTERITIS NODOSA. |
Categories | Immune system disease |
MeSH® ID | D007105 |
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