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


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.

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