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Published in: Current Dermatology Reports 1/2014

01-03-2014 | Immunology (HC Lima, Section Editor)

Allergy to Hematophagous Arthropods Bites

Authors: Hélio Amante Miot, Hermenio C. Lima

Published in: Current Dermatology Reports | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Allergies to hematophagous arthropod bites are inflammatory reactivity to arthropods salivary components. They vary in intensity and quality dependent upon the arthropod species and the individual immune response to specific proteins of the insect’s saliva. Individuals who were not previously exposed show mild localized reactions not beyond those expected by pharmacological substances present in arthropods’ saliva. Allergic reactions are immunological in their nature and the diversity derived from hypersensitivity reactions with different levels of participation of the immune system components. Some are mainly derived from a humoral immune response, and others are based predominantly on T-lymphocyte-mediated. The majority of these undesired biological answers are self-limited, and few may cause a systemic reaction. This article intends to discuss the immunological ingredients of this evolutionary interaction.
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Metadata
Title
Allergy to Hematophagous Arthropods Bites
Authors
Hélio Amante Miot
Hermenio C. Lima
Publication date
01-03-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Dermatology Reports / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 2162-4933
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13671-013-0065-7

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