Serum Sickness and the Arthus Reaction Are Both Type III

question 45

Multiple Choice

Serum sickness and the Arthus reaction are both type III hypersensitivities, but they differ in that _______.

• A) serum sickness is vomiting and diarrhea in response to animal serum, whereas the Arthus reaction causes arthritis
• B) serum sickness is an infection in the blood serum, whereas the Arthus reaction is a swelling in the joints
• C) serum sickness is a localized reaction to an injected therapy, whereas the Arthus reaction is systemic
• D) serum sickness is a systemic reaction to an injected therapy, whereas the Arthus reaction remains localized to the injection site

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