KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 185 · KROK (Dentistry)

The patient’s condition after blood transfusion has been aggravated by posttransfusion shock. Name the type of allergic reaction causing this pathology.

  1. A. Receptor-mediated
  2. B. Cytotoxic
  3. C. Anaphylactic
  4. D. Delayed-type hypersensitivity
  5. E. Immune complex
Hint

Consider what antibodies do when they bind to antigens located on the surface of transfused red blood cells.

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