KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 193 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 45-year-old male died from disseminated tuberculosis. On autopsy the symptoms of tuberculosis were confirmed by both microscopical and histological analyses. All the affected organs had epithelioid cell granulomas with caseous necrosis in the centre. What kind of hypersensitivity reaction underlies the process of granuloma development?
- A. Antibody-dependent cytotoxicity
- B. Anaphylactic
- C. Immune complex
- D. Complement-dependent cytotoxicity
- E. Delayed
Hint
Ask which type of hypersensitivity is mediated by sensitized T lymphocytes and macrophages rather than by antibodies.
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