Question 1

is erythroblastosis fetalis is an example of autoimmunity or isoimmunity?

Accepted Answer

Alloimmunity: Autoimmunity is an immune response to one's own proteins while the example of Erythroblastosis fetalis is an immune response of mom's antibodies to a foreign antigen, this case from the fetus.

Question 2

can you please define erythroblastosis fetalis?

Accepted Answer

Hemolytic disease: Erythroblastosis fetalis is also called hemolytic disease. Babies develop this condition before they are born. Erythroblastosis fetalis occurs when you and your baby have different blood types. When your baby's blood mixes with your blood during pregnancy, your immune system reacts by making antibodies against it.

Question 3

why does erythroblastosis fetalis only occur due to rh factors?

Accepted Answer

Misconception: It is a misconception that erythroblastosis fetalis can only occur in rh negative moms who carry a  Rh pos baby. Mom can develop antibodies against a variety of other components of the human blood system that can cause erythroblastosis in the baby - fortunately these conditions are rare.

Question 4

what is erythroblastosis foetalis? what causes it?

Accepted Answer

Blood group: Incompatibility in the blood groups between mother and fetus can result in severe hemolytic anemia in the fetus resulting in swelling and even death of the fetus.
Consult this site for more information:
http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/gynecology-and-obstetrics/abnormalities-of-pregnancy/erythroblastosis-fetalis

Question 5

what is autoimmunity's role in type 1 diabetes?

Accepted Answer

It is an autoimmune: Type i diabetes begins as a body's attack pancreas specifically the islet cells. Eventually this leads to an impairment in the production of insulin, and a dysregulation of glucose homeostasis. It almost always needs to be treated with Insulin and a skilled physician (usually an endocrinologist).

Question 6

what's the difference between immunodeficiency and autoimmunity?

Accepted Answer

Function and target: The immune system should react against substances that harm us, and should tolerate substances that do not harm us. In immunodeficiency, there is a weakness on the immune response. Infectious occur frequently and more severe. In autoimmunity, there is malfunction on the immune response, targetting our own tissues, such as our joints in rheumatoid arthritis. Both processes may occur together.

Question 7

what is the definition or description of: autoimmunity?

Accepted Answer

See below: Autoimmunity is failure of an organism in recognizing its own constituent parts as self, which allows an immune response against its own cells and tissues. Any disease that results from such an aberrant immune response is termed an autoimmune disease. Autoimmunity is often caused by a lack of germ development of a target body and as such the immune response acts against its own cells and tissues.

Question 8

what is the difference between hypersensitivity and autoimmunity?

Accepted Answer

Very different: A hypersensitivity is generally what we call an allergic reaction.  This is mostly to things you find in the environment, and most of the time is driven by an antibody called ige.  An autoimmune disease is usually driven by igg antibody, and what is being attacked is something in the body that the immune system thinks is "foreign" and should be "dealt with" when it shouldn't be.

Question 9

what is autoimmunity, and what causes an autoimmune disorder?

Accepted Answer

Antibody v.s. self: Autoimmune diseases arise from an inappropriate immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body. In other words, the immune system mistakes some part of the body as a pathogen and attacks its own cells.

Question 10

would raynauds cause pemanent levido reticulares on upper right quadrent of the back? or would this signify autoimmunity?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Livedo reticularis most commonly involves the lower extremities. If this is truly livedo, one must be screened for clotting abnormalities.

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