TYPE II HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION

Course overview

TYPE II HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION IS A FORM OF IMMUNE-MEDIATED REACTION IN WHICH ANTIBODIES ARE DIRECTED AGAINST CELLULAR OR EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX ANTIGENS. THIS ANTIBODY-MEDIATED RESPONSE LEADS TO CELLULAR DESTRUCTION, FUNCTIONAL LOSS, OR DAMAGE TO TISSUES. THIS ACTIVITY DEFINES THE INVOLVED PATHOGENIC MECHANISMS, THE CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMON FORMS OF TYPE II HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF THESE PATIENTS.