Diseases

Delayed Hypersensitivity

An increased reactivity to specific antigens mediated not by antibodies but by sensitized T CELLS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

An increased reactivity to specific antigens mediated not by antibodies but by sensitized T CELLS.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Hypersensitivity, Delayed
  • Hypersensitivity, Tuberculin-Type
  • Hypersensitivity, Type IV
  • Tuberculin-Type Hypersensitivity
  • Type IV Hypersensitivity
  • Delayed Hypersensitivities
  • Hypersensitivity, Tuberculin Type
  • Tuberculin Type Hypersensitivity
  • Tuberculin-Type Hypersensitivities
  • Type IV Hypersensitivities

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

use qualif with caution; /chem ind: coordinate with DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY or specifics

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66(65)

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QW 900

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Delayed Hypersensitivity. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006968. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006968
  2. Delayed Hypersensitivity. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_IV_hypersensitivity
  3. Delayed Hypersensitivity. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7860879