Which outcome occurs when alternative pathway initiation escalates systemically?

💡 Explanation

Uncontrolled systemic activation causes widespread tissue damage because complement mediated cell lysis occurs everywhere; therefore inflammation escalates as cell fragments release, rather than limiting the activity to a localized threat.

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