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Hypersensitivity reactions

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injurious immune reactions
inappropriate targeting or inadequate control
causes secondary tissue injury

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Hypersensitivity reactions are caused by what 3 factors?

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Autoimmunity, microbial reactions, environmental reactions

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4 Types of Hypersensitivity reactions

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ACID
Type I: Allergies
Type II: Cytotoxic
Type III: Immune complex
Type IV: Delayed
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Reactions to Harmless environmental antigens

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Type I Hypersensitivity

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Reaction categorized by:

  1. activation of Helper T cells
  2. Increased IgE antibody productions
  3. Mast cell deregulation (histamine)
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Type I hypersensitivity

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Deregulation of mast cells releases what?

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Histamine

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Release of histamine causes

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vasodilation (edema), increase in mucous secretion, brochoconstriction

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True or False. Type I hypersensitivity produces a local reaction

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False, it can produce both a local reaction or a severe anaphylaxis

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Type I hypersensitivity reactions take how long to manifest?

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Minutes

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Examples of Type I Hypersensitivity

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Hay fever, hives, eczema, asthma, anaphylaxis

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Type II Hypersensitivities cause…

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opsonization (phagocytosis), inflammation, various non-injurious forms of dysfunction

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Examples of Type II Hypersensitivities

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ABO incompatibility, Acute Rheumatic Fever, Goodpasture Syndrome, Grave’s Disease

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How do you diagnose Type II hypersensitivities?

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Coombs’ test

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Hypersensitivity reaction characterized by immune complex formation

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Type III Hypersensitivity

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Characterized by:

  1. Antigen exposure (IgG production)
  2. Antigen-antibody complexes go into tissues
  3. Complement activation causes inflammation
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Type III Hypersensitivity

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Inflammation of vessel walls, kidneys, and joints

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Local complement activation from Type III Hypersensitivity

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Fever, Arthritis, Vasculitis, Proteinuria, Lymphadenopathy

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Systemic complement activation from type III Hypersensitivity

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Examples of Type III Hypersensitivities

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Lupus (SLE), Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN), Reactive Arthritis (Reiter Syndrome), Serum Sickness

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Immune complexes

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deposited into vessel walls

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Immune complexes cause tissue damage including ___

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Fibrinoid Necrosis

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Amount of time after exposure that Antigen-antibody complexes deposit into tissues?

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5-10 days

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T-Cell mediated inflammation

AKA “delayed” antibody independent

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Type IV Hypersensitivity

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Two types of Type IV hypersensitivity

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Cytokine-mediated

Direct Cytotoxicity

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Cytokine mediated type IV hypersensitivity

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Involves CD4+ T cells
activates neutrophils and macrophages
can commonly progress into chronicity

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Direct cytotoxicity type IV hypersensitivity

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CD8+ T cells attack antigenic cells
Protease –> damage or apoptosis
delayed reaction, possible granuloma formation
e.g. poison ivy, TB, MS, Type 1 diabetes

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Failed self-tolerance = self-reactive T & B cells

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Autoimmune disorder

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Central tolerance

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apoptosis in thymus or marrow

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Peripheral tolerance

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inactivation or apoptosis of T & B cells

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Prime targets of autoimmune tissue damage

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connective tissue & vessels

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Genetic factor associated with autoimmune

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HLA alleles

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HLA alleles

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locus on genes on chromosome 6

regulate immune system by encoding for antigen-presenting proteins

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these special T cells are able to present antigens to other cells to stimulate specific antibody production

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T cells that have HLA genes

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If someone comes back with a positive ANA test, they most likely have _____

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Lupus

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lupus is most common in what demographic?

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African American women of childbearing age

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Autoantibody-mediated tissue injury

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autoantibodies against various cells (type II)

immune complex deposition (type III)

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Lupus causes vessel injury by:

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increasing risk of thrombosis with
fibrinoid necrosis
acute necrotizing vasculitis
intimal thickening

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Lupus causes renal failure by:

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Glomerulonephritis
characterized by proteinuria, hematouria, and urinary red blood cell casts which can pass through the glomerulus if it is damaged

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Lupus can only be diagnosed if the patient presents with at least _ out of 11 of the criteria

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4

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photosensitivity caused by lupus can present as

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Malar rash (butterfly)
Discoid rash (erythema, raised, scaling)
dermoepidermal degeneration caused by IgG deposits
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serositis caused by lupus can present as:

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pluritis or pericarditis

atypical chest pain

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This causes verrucous (wart-like) vegetations on the mitral valve and is a symptom of lupus

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Libman-Sacks Endocarditis

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Pancytopenia

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decrease in red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets

43
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Risks for developing Lupus

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sex hormones (estrogen - hormone replacement therapy), UV light, smoking, infections

44
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most common causes of death in lupus patients are:

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renal failure, coronary artery disease, infection due to pancytopenia

45
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Having lupus puts you at an increased risk for this type of cancer

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B cell lymphoma

46
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Sjogren Syndrome

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CD4+ T cells (Type IV) unknown antigen

damage ductal epithelial cells

47
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Sjogren syndrome can cause damage in these two glands most commonly

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Lacrimal and salivary

48
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Lacrimal gland destruction

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called keratoconjunctivitis sicca

dry eyes –> inflammation, erosion, ulceration

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Salivary gland destrution

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called xerostomia

dry mouth –> fissuring, ulcerations

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Sjogren syndrome can less commonly affect

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vagina, nasopharynx (laryngitis), upper airways (bronchitis), kidneys, CNS, Muscles

51
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Diagnosis for Sjogren syndrome

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Isolated Sjogren syndrome

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Sicca syndrome

53
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Sjogren can be secondary to what autoimmune disorder most commonly

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Age range for women to develop Sjogren

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35-45 years

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Sjogren increases risk by 40x for this cancer

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B cell lymphoma

56
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Systemic Sclerosis (scleroderma)

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extensive fibrosis in multiple tissues

vascular destruction of small arteries

57
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Systemic sclerosis most commonly is found in what demographic?

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Women age 40-60

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Limited Systemic sclerosis

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CREST Syndrome

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CREST syndrome

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Calcinoisis, Raynaud, esophageal dismotility (fibrosis of lower 2/3), sclerodactyly (hard, eroded skin), telangiectasia (spider veins)

60
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diffuse systemic sclerosis

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rapid/widespread skin involvement, early visceral involvement, aggressive

61
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Congenital immune deficiency disorders

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rare, early onset

62
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X-linked agammaglobulinemia

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Bruton disease
6 months male
failed B cell maturation
bacterial/viral infections: otitis media, pharygitis, sinusitis
treatable with IgG infusions
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Common variable immunodeficiency

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decreased antibody response to infection
normal B cells, no plasma cells
increased GI infections
increased risk for autoimmunity

64
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Isolated IgA deficiency

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decrease IgA production in mucous membranes
can be asymptomatic
recurrent URTIs or Diarrhea
very common in caucasians

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Hyper-IgM syndrome

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High or nomral IgM
Low IgG, IgA, IgE
recurrent pyogenic bacterial infections
70% are x linked (male)

66
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severe combined immunodeficiency

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bubble boy
lyphopenia (low T & B cells) & lymphoid atrophy
highly vulnerable to all microbial infections
most common among Native Americans

67
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Examples of secondary immunodeficiency

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infection, malnutrition, aging, cancer

Therapy-induced immunosuppression (MC)

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Mechanisms of acquired immunodeficiency

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suppression of marrow

lymphocyte dysfunction

69
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AIDS

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caused by HIV

destroys CD4+ T cells & macrophages via apoptosis or cytotoxicity

70
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screening for HIV in blood transfusions

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p24 antigen via ELISA or western blot

71
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HIV resistance gene

72
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Stages of AIDS

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Acute, Chronic, Crisis

73
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Acute stage AIDS

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pyrexia, pharygitis, myalgia, viremia
~3-6 weeks after infection
decreased viremia after 12 weeks

74
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Chronic stage AIDS

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2-10 years after infection
MC general lymphadenopathy
steady decline of CD4+ T cells, steady incline of viral load
infections: candidiasis, VZV

75
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Crisis stage AIDS

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1mo), diarrhea, weight loss, CNS defects

opportunistic infections & neoplasms

76
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Cachexia

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loss of lean muscle mass

77
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common opportunistic neoplasms in crisis stage AIDS

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Kaposi sarcoma, Burkitt Lymphoma, Primary CNS lymphoma, Cervical cancer

78
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Ontogenic viruses

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Kaposi sarcoma herpes virus, Epstein barr virus, HPV

79
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Amyloidosis is caused by (2)

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  1. many inflammatory or inherited conditions

2. failed phagocytosis

80
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Amyloid

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non-branching fibrillar proteins

81
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Test for Amyloidosis

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Congo Red Dye = apple-green birefringence

tissue biopsy, serum & urine

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Three types of Amyloid protiens

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  1. Amyloid Light (AL)
  2. Amyloid Associated (AA)
  3. β-amyloid (Aβ)
83
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Amyloid Light (AL)

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B Cell proliferation: plasma cells (multiple myeloma)

immunoglobulin light chains, Bence-Jones protiens

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Amyloid-Associated (AA)

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Liver: Serum-Associated Amyloid (SAA)

Chronic inflammation: TB, RA, Ankylosing spondylitis, IBD, osteomyelitis

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β-Amyloid (Aβ)

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amyloid precursor protein: cerebral plaques

alzheimer disease

86
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People with Down Syndrome have a 100% chance of developing ________ by age 40, why?

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Alzheimer Disease due to the multiplication of the genes that are in charge of amyloid production

87
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Primary Systemic Amyloidosis

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(MC) malignant plasma cells
AL proteins (multiple myeloma)
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Secondary (reactive) Systemic Amyloidosis

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Chronic inflammation

AA proteins

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Aging Associated Systemic Amyloidosis

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Elderly Patients, Senile Systemic Amyloidosis

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Localized Amyloidosis

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single organ/tissue

AL proteins

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Localized Amyloidosis in tongue

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macroglossia

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Localized Amyloidosis in kidney

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enlarged, pale, firm, decreased function

most common organ associated, very severe

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Localized Amyloidosis in Brain

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Aβ plaques, Alzheimer Disease

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Localized Amyloidosis in Spleen

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Splenomegaly, firm, decreased function

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Localized Amyloidosis in Liver

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massive hepatomegaly, pale, decreased function

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Localized Amyloidosis in Heart

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Cardiomegaly, decreased function

Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

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Localized Amyloidosis in Wrist Ligaments

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Carpal tunnel syndrome
Seen in patients on long term dialysis since the Amyloid proteins are not completely filtered out and can accumulate in the body

98
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Amyloidosis is most likely to be lethal if it involves

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Kidney or heart

99
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Prognosis of amyloidosis

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1-3 years post diagnosis

worse if associated with multiple myeloma

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