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Case studies.Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis (Type III hypersensitivity) ANDSevere Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
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Clinical Immunology CH0054 Case studies. Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis (Type III hypersensitivity) & Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). Barry Hollinshead Biomedical Sciences Bsc Second Year. Introduction. As part of my clinical immunology module I have been given two case studies in which I am to answer questions set on each case. The first case is extrinsic allergic alveolitis type III hypersensitivity. This complex condition caused by repeated inhalation of certain different antigens is an immunological triggered disease in where certain antigens provoke inflammation in the distal airways and especially the alveoli in susceptible individuals. The second case study refers to SCID which is severe combined immunodeficiency. First named more than 20yrs ago and it is severe because it often proves fatal before the patients reaches the age of 2 if it is unrecognised. The defect is in both the humoral and cell mediated immunity hence combined. Case study 1. Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis (Type III hypersensitivity) 1. The basic...
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