KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 106 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient has been diagnosed with acute glomerulonephritis that developed after he had had streptococcal infection. It is most likely that the affection of basal glomerular membrane is caused by an allergic reaction of the following type:
- A. Cytotoxic
- B. Delayed
- C. Stimulating
- D. Immune complex
- E. Anaphylactic
Hint
Consider whether, after a streptococcal infection, the antibodies attack the glomerular membrane itself or reach it in a different way, and which type of hypersensitivity that corresponds to.
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