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A man with a long-term history of bronchial asthma died from asphyxia. Histological examination of his lungs revealed that the lumens of bronchioles and minor bronchi contained a lot of mucus with some eosinophils. There was also sclerosis of interalveolar septa, dilatation of alveole lumens. What mechanism accounts for the development of hypersensitivity reaction?

Answer options

  1. Granulomatosis
  2. Lymphocyte-mediated cytolysis
  3. Reagine reaction
  4. Cytotoxic reaction
  5. Immune complex reaction
Correct answer

Reagine reaction

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