Difference between revisions of "Category:Antibody Mediated Autoimmune Diseases"

1. Immune Mediated Haemolytic Anaemia

2. Immune Mediated Thrombocytopaenia (IMTP)

Pathogenesis: Type II hypersensitivity

• There is an immunological attack on the platelets which reduces the ability for clotting.
• A reduced platelet count and detection of anti-platelet antibodies in the serum are used for diagnosis of this disorder.

3. Myasthenia gravis

Pathogenesis: Type II hypersensitivity

4. Bullous Pemphigoid

Pathogenesis: Type II hypersensitivity

5. Pemphigus Vulgaris

Pathogenesis: Type II hypersensitivity

6. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)/Multi-systemic immune mediated disease

Pathogenesis: Type III hypersensitivity