Immune-mediated disease
Encyclopedia
Immune-mediated diseases are conditions which result from abnormal activity of the body's immune system. The immune system may over-react (for example, immune-mediated contact dermatitis
) or start attacking the body (for example, autoimmune hemolytic anemia
). Autoimmune diseases are a subset
of immune-mediated diseases.
Contact dermatitis
Contact dermatitis is a term for a skin reaction resulting from exposure to allergens or irritants . Phototoxic dermatitis occurs when the allergen or irritant is activated by sunlight....
) or start attacking the body (for example, autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia occurs when antibodies directed against the person's own red blood cells cause the RBCs to burst , leading to insufficient plasma concentration. The lifetime of the RBCs is reduced from the normal 100–120 days to just a few days in serious cases...
). Autoimmune diseases are a subset
Subset
In mathematics, especially in set theory, a set A is a subset of a set B if A is "contained" inside B. A and B may coincide. The relationship of one set being a subset of another is called inclusion or sometimes containment...
of immune-mediated diseases.