KROK 1 2007 – Question 82 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology

A woman has been applying a new cosmetic preparation for a week that resulted in eye-lid inflammation accompanied by hyperemia, infiltration and painfulness. What type of allergic reaction was developed?

  1. A. I
  2. B. II
  3. C. IV
  4. D. III
  5. E. V
Hint

Think about whether a reaction that appears after repeated skin contact with a small chemical hapten is driven by antibodies or by sensitised T cells.

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