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. 2020 Mar 17;33(1):12–18. doi: 10.1089/ped.2019.1109

Table 2.

Kay Classification

Type 1 Immediate-type (IgE dependent) or anaphylactic hypersensitivity
Type 2a Cytolytic or cytotoxic reactions
Type 2b B cell-stimulating reactions involving altered cell function
Type 3 Arthus type, immune complex
Type 4 (Th1) Classic delayed hypersensitivity
Type 4 (Th2) Cell-mediated eosinophilic hypersensitivity, and chronic allergic inflammation
Type 4 cytotoxic Tissue injury by cytotoxic T lymphocytes

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