Serum sickness syndrome is an example of________________?
Correct answer: D. Systemic arthus reaction
- A. Anaphylactic
- B. Angioneurotic edema
- C. Cell-mediated immunity
- D. Systemic arthus reaction
Explanation
Serum sickness results from circulating antigen-antibody complexes depositing in tissues, making it a systemic type III hypersensitivity reaction. It is therefore compared with a systemic Arthus reaction, whereas anaphylaxis is type I.
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