diseases Flashcards
1
Q
what diseases does HLA B-27 cause?
A
- reiter’s disease
- reactive arthritis
- ankylosing spondylitis
- isolated acute anterior uveitis
2
Q
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
A
- MHC-II complexes (HLA-DR1 and 4)
- joints are affected
- activated b-lymphocytes present in the synovium of the patients with RA.
3
Q
what does chlamydia pneumoniae cause?
A
sinusitis,bronchitis,pneumonia
4
Q
what does chlamydia psittaci cause?
A
pneumonia