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Abstract
Altered reactivity to an antigen, which can result in pathologic reactions upon subsequent exposure to that particular antigen.
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7 entry terms
- Allergy
- Allergies
- Hypersensitivities
- Allergic Reaction
- Allergic Reactions
- Reaction, Allergic
- Reactions, Allergic
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34 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, 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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IM; use qualif with caution; /drug ther: consider also ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; atopic = HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; to food = FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; to light = PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY is also available; in occup or environ exposure MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY is also available
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History Note
66; was ALLERGY 1963-65
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hypersensitivity. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006967. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006967
- Hypersensitivity. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersensitivity
- Hypersensitivity. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5958765