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nbme18/Block 3/Question#27 (reveal difficulty score)
A 39-year-old man comes to the physician ...
Type III (Immune complex-mediated) ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
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ih8payingfordis  Literally saw that C4 (complement component) is down in the serum and picked Type III and never looked back at this mess of a question. +5
cmeacham  Wait, can you explain this? +
plaguedbyspleen  @cmeacham Type III hypersensitivity reactions are due to antigen-antibody complexes that activate the complement cascade. So complement is consumed and levels are found to be low. This question shows a low C4 level. +2



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