KROK 1 2023 – Question 103 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
Examination detects lymphopenia in a patient, who has been taking glucocorticoids for a long time. How can the functional state of the patient’s immune system be characterized in this case?
- A. Secondary immunodeficiency
- B. Tolerance to autoantigens
- C. Congenital immunodeficiency
- D. Primary immunodeficiency
- E. Anaphylaxis
Hint
Think about when this immune defect appeared and what caused it: inborn through a genetic defect, or later through an outside influence. Then match that situation to the correct term.
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