NAVLE® Question of the day

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November 29, 2022

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The image below shows pemphigus foliaceus on a dog's abdomen.

Pemphigus foliaceus, pemphigus vulgaris, and bullous pemphigoid are examples of which type of immune-mediated disease?

A - Type I - immediate IGE-mediated hypersensitivity

B - Delayed hypersensitivity

C - Type IV - antigen triggers cell-mediated cytokine release, activates macrophages and production of cytotoxic T cells

D - Type II - antibody binds cell antigen and activates complement

E - Type III - antigen-antibody complexes deposited in tissues