Poststreptococcal acute glomerulonephritis is an example of:
Correct Answer: Type III hypersensitivity
Description: Immune-Complex Disease
Formation of circulating immune complexes contributes to the pathogenesis of a number of conditions other than serum sickness. These include the following:
Autoimmune diseases
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Rheumatoid arthritis
Drug reactions
Allergies to penicillin and sulfonamides
Infectious diseases
Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
Meningitis
Hepatitis
Infectious mononucleosis
Malaria
Trypanosomiasis
Parija SC. Textbook of Microbiology & Immunology. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2014. Page: 154
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