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==[[Antibody Mediated Autoimmune Diseases]]==
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==Antibody mediated autoimmune diseases==
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[[Image:ImageNeeded.png|right|thumb|150px|Myasthenia gravis]]
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===1. Immune Mediated Haemolytic Anaemia (IMHA)===
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'''Pathogenesis:''' [[Type II Hypersensitivity - WikiBlood|Type II hypersensitivity]]
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* Autoantibody attack on the red blood cells causing extravascular and intravascular lysis which causes anaemia.
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* The in saline autoagglutination test and the coombes test is used to diagnose the disorder.
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===2. Immune Mediated Thrombocytopaenia (IMTP) ===
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'''Pathogenesis:''' [[Type II Hypersensitivity - WikiBlood|Type II hypersensitivity]]
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* There is an immunological attack on the platelets which reduces the ability for clotting.
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* A reduced platelet count and detection of anti-platelet antibodies in the serum are used for diagnosis of this disorder.
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===3. Myasthenia gravis===
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'''Pathogenesis:''' [[Type II Hypersensitivity - WikiBlood|Type II hypersensitivity]]
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===4. Bullous Pemphigoid===
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'''Pathogenesis:''' [[Type II Hypersensitivity - WikiBlood|Type II hypersensitivity]]
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===5. Pemphigus Vulgaris===
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'''Pathogenesis:''' [[Type II Hypersensitivity - WikiBlood|Type II hypersensitivity]]
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===6. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)/Multi-systemic immune mediated disease===
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'''Pathogenesis:''' [[Type III Hypersensitivity - WikiBlood|Type III hypersensitivity]]
==Cell mediated autoimmune diseases==
==Cell mediated autoimmune diseases==