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HYPERREACTIVITY [2 records]

Record 1 2002-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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Record 2 1993-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
CONT

Mechanism of airway hyperreactivity. Heightened airway reactivity usually occurs in patients who have late asthmatic response. The air-way hyper-responsiveness has been demonstrated after late responses induced both in the laboratory and following natural exposure to pollen.

CONT

It is a possibility than an IgE-mediated mast cell mechanism (allergy) is the original trigger of the inflammatory process. This ... appears to establish a state of hyper-responsiveness in the nasal mucosa, much like bronchial hyper-responsiveness in asthma.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
DEF

Amplification d'une réaction normale, humorale, cellulaire ou viscérale de l'individu allergique.

Spanish

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