Introduction to Hypersensitivity and Inflammatory Disorders

By Wingfield E. Rehmus, MD, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia

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Hypersensitivity and Inflammatory Disorders
Introduction to Hypersensitivity and Inflammatory Disorders
Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis
Drug Eruptions and Reactions
Erythema Multiforme
Panniculitis
Erythema Nodosum
Granuloma Annulare
Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)

The immune system plays a significant role in a large number of skin disorders, including dermatitis, sunlight reactions, and bullous diseases. Although all of these disorders involve some level of inflammation, certain skin disorders are primarily characterized by their inflammatory component or as a hypersensitivity reaction, be it to a drug, infection, or cancer.

Last full review/revision November 2013 by Wingfield E. Rehmus, MD, MPH