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==General==
 
 
 
*Classification:
 
**Hypersensitivity - response to normally harmless substances
 
**Auto-immune - antobodies or T-cells reactive against self-antigens
 
*Mostly involves mixture of types described below
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==Autoimmune reactions==
 
 
 
===[[Bullous Pemphigoid]]===
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===[[Canine Dermatomyositis]]===
 
 
 
 
 
===[[Systemic Lupus Erythematosus]]===
 
 
 
*'''Systemic (SLE)'''
 
**Multiple organs involved
 
**Cats, dogs, horses
 
**Immune dysregulation:
 
***Damaged T-cell suppressor function, either primary deficiency or antibody mediated
 
***Cytokine dysregulation
 
***Resulting B-cell hyperactivity -> antibodies to self antigens -> antigen-antibody complexes deposited in various tissues -> Type III hypersensitivity
 
**Lesions localised or generalised
 
**Erythema, alopecia, depigmentation, crusting and scaling, ulceration
 
**Microscopically: lymphohistiocytic interface dermatitis, thickened basement membrane, vasculitis, subepidermal vesicles, basal cell degeneration
 
*'''Discoid'''
 
**Milder variant of systemic
 
**Depigmentation, erythema, scaling, erosions, ulceration, crusting
 
**Usually involves nasal planum, dorsum of muzzle, occasionally pinnae, lips, oral mucosa or periocular area
 
**Microscopically: lichenoid interface dermatitis, often with lymphocytes, plasma cells, basal cell degeneration, loss of pigment
 
 
 
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===[[Pemphigus]]===
 

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