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Auto Immune Diseases,Thrombocytopenia,Good Pasteur's Syndrome,Agaranulocytosis

Auto Immune Diseases, Thrombocytopenia, Good Pasteur's Syndrome,Agaranulocytosis

Other examples of cytotoxic hypersensitivity are some autoimmune diseases, that are not much familiar. These diseases are called,autoimmune diseases since in them antibodies are directed toward the individual's own cells.

Some such diseases include

(a) Thrombocytopenia - resulting from antibodies produced against certain drugs as aspirin, antibotics, antihistamines etc.

(b) Agranulocytosis

i.e. destruction of neutrophils by antibodies, also stimulated by drugs and

(c) Goodpasteur's Syndrome

where antibodies combine with antigens on  the membranes of glomeruli in kidneys.

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