免疫学----kirkwoodallergy.pptVIP

INTRODUCTION TO ALLERGY A Clinical Perspective THE IMMUNE SYSTEM Essential for a normal healthy life Main function is to protect us against infection Think of the benefits of immunisation Sometimes the immune system can “go wrong” THE IMMUNE SYSTEM CAN GO WRONG IN SEVERAL WAYS Gell and Coomb’s classification of hypersensitivity “Allergy” is the commonest way that the immune system can go wrong GELL AND COOMB’S CLASSIFICATION OF THE HYPERSENSITIVIY STATES TYPE 1 - Immediate, IgE mediated, anaphylactic TYPE 2 - Cytotoxic TYPE 3 - Immune complex TYPE 4 - Delayed type hypers