KROK 1 2007 – Question 54 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A 27 y.o. patient put eye drops that contain penicillin. After a few minutes she felt itching and burning of her body, there appeared lip and eye-lid edemata; arterial pressure began to drop. What immunoglobulins took part in the development of this allergic reaction?
- A. IgM and IgD
- B. IgG and IgD
- C. IgM and IgG
- D. IgE and IgG
- E. IgA and IgM
Hint
Symptoms within minutes of drug contact suggest immediate hypersensitivity; think which antibody class sits on mast cells and basophils waiting for the allergen.
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