Which of the following conditions is NOT associated with immune complex deposition?
A)Arthus reaction
B)Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
C)Serum sickness
D)Systemic lupus erythematosus
E)Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis

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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is a type II hypersensitivity disease caused by autoantibodies against erythrocyte membrane proteins,such as Rh blood group antigens.Antibody-mediated opsonization and phagocytosis of erythrocytes leads to hemolysis and subsequent anemia.All other choices listed (poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis,the Arthus reaction,serum sickness,and systemic lupus erythematosus)are examples of immune complex-mediated,or type III hypersensitivity,diseases.

Which of the Following Conditions Is NOT Associated with Immune