The nurse is caring for a client who had a bone marrow transplant for treatment of leukemia and has developed a skin rash 10 days after the transplant. The nurse recognizes this reaction as an indication of which of the following?
A)Donor T cells are attacking the client's skin cells.
B)The client's antibodies are rejecting the donor bone marrow.
C)The client is experiencing a delayed hypersensitivity reaction.
D)The client will need treatment to prevent hyperacute rejection.

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The client's history and symptoms indicate that the client is experiencing graft-versus-host disease, in which the donated T cells attack the client's tissues. The history and symptoms are not consistent with rejection or delayed hypersensitivity.

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