KROK 1 2013 – Question 97 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A male patient has been diagnosed with acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. It is most likely that the lesion of the basement membrane of renal corpuscles was caused by the following allergic reaction:
- A. Cytotoxic
- B. Delayed
- C. Stimulating
- D. Anaphylactic
- E. Immune complex
Hint
Think about how a streptococcal infection can lead to damage of the glomerular basement membrane without the membrane itself being the original target.
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