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Title: Which type of hypersensitivity disease is caused by deposition of antigen-antibody complexes in ...
Post by: joker on Jan 22, 2018
Which type of hypersensitivity disease is caused by deposition of antigen-antibody complexes in blood vessel walls?
 
  A. Type I
  B. Type II
  C. Type III
  D. Type IV
  E. Type V


Title: Which type of hypersensitivity disease is caused by deposition of antigen-antibody complexes in ...
Post by: jajikim on Jan 22, 2018
ANS: C. Hypersensitivity diseases are often categorized by numerical designation. Type III is immune complex disease. Type I is immediate hypersensitivity (allergic) disease. Type II is disease caused by antibodies binding to antigens in tissues. Type IV is T cell-mediated disease. There is no type V hypersensitivity.