KROK 1 2013 – Question 4 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A child with suspected tuberculosis was given Mantoux test. After 24 hours the site of the allergen injection got swollen, hyperemic and painful. What are the main components that determine such response of the body?
- A. Granulocytes, T-lymphocytes and IgG
- B. B-lymphocytes, IgM
- C. Mononuclear cells, T-lymphocytes and lymphokines
- D. Macrophages, B-lymphocytes and monocytes
- E. Plasma cells, T-lymphocytes and lymphokines
Hint
Use the 24-hour delay to decide whether antibodies or sensitised effector elements drive the reaction, then work out which participants and mediators that involves.
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