See Also: Immune complex(medicine)
Immune complex(health)
immune complex glomerulonephritis(medicine)
immune complex disorder(medicine)
immune complex disease(medicine)
immune complex diseases(medicine)
immune complex nephritis(medicine)
Greater London(tourism)
Greater London(dictionary)
Greater London Authority, the(dictionary)

immune complex disease (medicine) and Greater London (tourism)


immune complex disease (medicine)


immune complex disease


An immunologic category of diseases evoked by the deposition of antigen-antibody or antigen-antibody-complement complexes on cell surfaces, with subsequent involvement of breakdown products of complement, platelets, and polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and development of vasculitis; nephritis is common. Arthus phenomenon and serum sickness are classic examples, but many Other disorders, including most of the connective tissue disease's, may belong in this immunologic category; immune complex disease's can also occur during a variety of disease's of known aetiology, such as subacute bacterial endocarditis.

See: autoimmune disease.

Synonym: immune complex disorder, type III hypersensitivity reaction.


Greater London (tourism)


Greater London is a top level territorial administration division of Great Britain.