High Yield Diseases IMO Flashcards
What is Fabry disease a deficiency of and what accumulates?
Deficiency of alpha galactosidase A and a accumulation of Globotriaosylceramide
What are the symptoms of fabry disease?
Angiokeratomas: reddish blue capillary lesions
Peripheral neuroapthy
Glomerulopathy
What is the deficiency and accumulation that occurs in Tay Sachs disease?
Beta hexosaminidase A is def
GM2- ganglioside accumulates
What are the symptoms of Tay Sachs disease
Macular cherry red spot
Progressive neurodegeneration
What is the deficiency and accumulation that occurs in Gaucher disease?
Beta glucocerebrosidase is def
Glucocerebroside accumulates
What are the symptoms of Gaucher disease?
Hepatosplenomegaly
Pancytopenia
bone pain and osteopenia
Wrinkled tissue paper cytoplasm
What is the deficiency and accumulation of niemann Pick disease?
Sphingomyelinase def
Sphingomyelin builds up
What are the symptoms of Niemann Pick disease?
Cherry red spot
Progressive neurodegeneration
hepatosplenomegaly
What is the deficiency and accumulation in Krabbe disease?
Galactocerebrosidase def
Galactocerebroside and psychosine accumulation
What are the symptoms of Krabbe disease?
Progressive neurodegeneration
Peripheral neuropathy
Optic atrophy and blindness
What is the deficiency and Accumulation of metachromatic leukodystrophy?
Arylsulfatase A deficiency
Cerebroside sulfate accumulation
What are the symptoms of metachromatic leukodystrophy?
Progressive neurodegeneration
Peripheral neuropathy
What are the possible antibodies that can occur in patients with Graves disease?
TSH (thyrotropin) receptor antibody
Thyroid peroxidase antibody
What are the antibodies that are present in Hashimoto disease?
Thyroid peroxidase antibody
A 4 month old patient is brought in with recurrent sinopulmonary infections and chronic GI issues.
On examination the patient has small tonsils noted
Labs show decreased Ig’s and decreased CD19
What is the disease?
X linked agammaglobulinemia
BTK mutation