Transplant rejection

Immune system

Disorders associated with immunodeficiency

Asplenia
Common variable immunodeficiency
Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome
IgG subclass deficiency
Isolated primary immunoglobulin M deficiency
Selective immunoglobulin A deficiency
X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Adenosine deaminase deficiency
Ataxia-telangiectasia
Hyper IgM syndrome
Severe combined immunodeficiency
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
Complement deficiency
Hereditary angioedema
Chediak-Higashi syndrome
Chronic granulomatous disease
Leukocyte adhesion deficiency
DiGeorge syndrome
Thymic aplasia

HIV and AIDS

HIV (AIDS)

Immune system organ disorders

Ruptured spleen
Thymoma

Immunologically mediated disorders

Cytomegalovirus infection after transplant (NORD)
Graft-versus-host disease
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (NORD)
Transplant rejection
Anaphylaxis
Asthma
Food allergy
Type I hypersensitivity
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Goodpasture syndrome
Graves disease
Hemolytic disease of the newborn
Immune thrombocytopenia
Myasthenia gravis
Pemphigus vulgaris
Rheumatic heart disease
Type II hypersensitivity
Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
Serum sickness
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Type III hypersensitivity
Contact dermatitis
Graft-versus-host disease
Type IV hypersensitivity

Infectious disorders

Sepsis
Neonatal sepsis
Abscesses

Immune system pathology review

Immunodeficiencies: Combined T-cell and B-cell disorders: Pathology review
Immunodeficiencies: Phagocyte and complement dysfunction: Pathology review
Immunodeficiencies: T-cell and B-cell disorders: Pathology review
HIV and AIDS: Pathology review
Blood transfusion reactions and transplant rejection: Pathology review

Flashcards

Transplant rejection

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Summary

Transplant rejection is a process by which the immune system of a recipient's body recognizes and attacks a transplanted organ or tissue as foreign, resulting in its damage or destruction. This process occurs due to the activation of the recipient's immune system, which recognizes the transplanted organ or tissue as a foreign invader and initiates an immune response to eliminate it. Transplant rejection can occur immediately after transplantation or can develop over a long time. Immunosuppressive drugs are used to prevent and treat transplant rejection, but these medications can have side effects such as an increased risk of infections.