A patient is diagnosed with valvular heart disease after having strep throat. The nurse would explain that this condition is the result of which pathophysiology?
A) Molecular mimicry
B) Release of hidden antigens into the circulation
C) Biologic changes that caused self-antigens to produce autoantibodies
D) An autoimmune response by slow-growing mycobacteria
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