UKMLA PLAB AMC USMLE Prometric MCQ

Question Number 0042
Question:
A 20 year old woman is stung by a bee. There is an immediate hypersensitivity reaction. Which cell binds to IgE, causing the release of histamine and heparin and thus initiates this immediate (type 1) hypersensitivity reaction ?

a) Eosinophil
b) Basophil
c) Neutrophil
d) Macrophage
e) Rods