Allergy/immunology Flashcards
Resolution food allergy
Cows milk 85% by 8
Egg 70%
Peanut 20%
Fish 3%
Venom allergic reaction risk next event anaphylactic
10%
Drug urticaria
Last 6-12h and in 0.3%
Percent of infants with food allergy
10%
Anaphylaxis to egg and influenza vaccine
Do in hospital with 1/10th of dose
Adrenaline for anaphylaxis
1;1,000 / 0.3-0.5mg
Primary immunodeficiency presenting with recurrent sinopulm infections
CVID, XLA, transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy, complement def
Tx with ivig 4 weekly or subcutaneous ig weekly (300-600mg/kg/month) aim for igG 7-8g/L (doesn’t correct igA def)
XL hypogammaglobulinaemia caused by
Present at 6-8m when maternal levels fall
Bruton kinase def with absent B cells and low immunoglobulins (all)
No LN (lymphoid hypoplasia)
No tonsils
Poor response to vaccine
CVID clinically
Low IgG and decrease in IgA or IgM
Poor antibody response to vaccine
Ddx transient
SCID presentation
Broad infections, FTT, persistent diarrhoea, by 3m, no thymic shadow on cxr, total lymphocytes < 2.5
Fatal by 1 year
T and B cell failure
1/50,000 (45% XL)
XL hyper IgM syndrome presentation
40% pneumocystis jiroveci, cryptosporidium
T cell defect
CD40 ligand is the affected protein (can’t class switch)
Immunoglobulin Tx
Pcp prophylaxis
With BMT 70% survival
CGD signs and treatment
Defect in NADPH dep oxidase pathway
Signs:
Adenopathy, HSM, gingivitis, stomitis, abscess, diarrhoea, colitis
Raised Igs (Kell sratis in XL)
Catalase positive organisms
Dx: nitroblue tetrazolium test
Tx: Cotrimox and itraconazole prophylaxis
BMT
Leukocyte adhesion def 1 presentation
Most common with <1% normal expression CD18, delay cord, high leuks (WCC over 15)
Destructive gingivitis
Severe necrotising bacterial infections
BMT curative
C3 action
Half life 60 microsecond, opsonisation, solubilises immune complexes, enhances killing via MAC, potential humoral response
Which cytokines causes T cell proliferation
IL2
Digeorge Tx for immunodeficiency
BMT, thymic transplant curative
Selective IgA def clinically
1/700 Caucasian
Sporadic
Asymptomatic
Occ Resp and Gi infections
Anaphylaxis to blood products cos contain IgA
Assoc autoimmune disorders
IL-1 - 6 rolls
Hot T-bone sTEAk
IL-1 HOT (fever)made by macrophages causes fever, lymphocyte proliferation
IL-2 stimulates T cells (secreted by T)
IL-3 stimulatess bone marrow (secreted by T)
IL-4 induces Th2 and stimulates IgE production
IL-5 stimulates IgA production (proliferates eosinophils) Th2
IL-6 regulates CRP
Half life neutrophils
6 h
Symptoms of langerhans cell histocytosis
Common symptoms of LCH in children are recurrent rash, diabetes insipidus (24%) and
bone lesions (lytic usually scalp)
Seborrhaic dermatitis
SCID specific tests
Lymphocyte phenotype (i.e. numbers of T cells/subsets, B cells)
Lymphocyte proliferation responses (i.e. lymphocyte function)
Which IL causes T cell proliferation
2
Milk and egg allergy percent tolerate it baked
> 75%
Will next allergic reaction be worse
It’s a myth
Cow’s milk resolution age and percent
85% by age 8
Serum sickness reaction is a type 1-4?
Type III hypersensitivity reaction (immune complex mediated)
Also retaliated to autoimmune conditions
Steven johnsons syndrome and chronic renal transplant rejection are what type of hypersensitivity reaction
Type IV delayed type when sensitised Th1 cells activat and release cytokines and bind causing increase in macrophages and cytotoxic T cells
Type 1 and 2 hypersensitivity reactions are? Which illnesses
1: immediate IgE in anaphylaxis or hay fever
2: antibody mediated in haemolytic anaemia of newborn or graves
Double row of teeth with what syndrome
Hyper IgE