The Facial Rash Commonly Occurring in Patients with SLE Is

question 21

Multiple Choice

The facial rash commonly occurring in patients with SLE is the result of

• A) CTL attack on skin cells altered by sun damage.
• B) CTL attack on connective tissue fibroblasts.
• C) the release of histamines and kinins in response to sunburn.
• D) antibody- antigen complexes accumulating in the skin.
• E) autoantibodies causing mast cell degranulation.

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