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3.5 How HIV leads to hypersensitivity reactions
Author(s) -
Carr Andrew,
Garsia Roger
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb94146.x
Subject(s) - delayed hypersensitivity , hypersensitivity reaction , complication , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , dermatology , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , surgery , immune system
It may seem paradoxical that HIV infection is associated with an increased frequency of hypersensitivity reactions. None the less, drug hypersensitivity in particular is common and an important complication of treatment.