Question

Patient is poisoned by a snake and treated with serum immunoglobulin This causes an antibody-mediated systemic inflammation and itchy rash two days later. What type of hypersensitivity reaction is this?

• a. Type III
• b. Type l
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• d. Type IV

Answer 1

delayed hypersensitivity reaction. This type of reaction is associated with type IV hypersensitivity. Therefore, the correct answer would be:

d. Type IV