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Immune system Flashcards

1
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Most common clinical manifestations of SLE

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Hematologic
Fatigue
Arthritis, arthralgia or myalgia
Skin
Renal

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“SOAP BRAIN, MD” mnemonic for SLE criteria

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Serositis
Oral ulcers
Arthritis
Photosensitivity
Blood disorders
Renal involvement
ANAs
Immuno. (andi-dsDNA, anti-Sm, antiphospholipid antibodies)
Neurological disorders
Malar or Discoid rash

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3
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Genes that create genetic predisposition to SLE

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HLA-DRA2 & HLA-DRA3

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Most widely used method for detection of ANAs

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Indirect immunofluorescence

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Complement proteins deficient in SLE

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C1q, C2 and C4

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Common triggers of SLE, have not been proved as a cause for the disease.

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UV light and EBV

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Air particles or substances that increase the risk of developing SLE.

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Cigarette smoking and silica

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8
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Type of hypersensitivity causing systemic lesions in SLE.

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Type III hypersensitivity

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9
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Mechanism through which blood vessels are damaged in lupus.

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Increased vascular permeability, complement activation and accuulation of PMNs that secrete enzymes.

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Most dangerous clinical manifestation in SLE because of its high morbidity and mortality.

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Renal involvement

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Parts of the kidney where immune complexes deposit in SLE.

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Glomerular basement membrane, mesangium and sometimes in the glomerulus.

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12
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Most common glomerular disease pattern in SLE.

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Class IV
Class 1 is the least common

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Types of class IV SLE kidney disease (diffuse lupus nephritis)

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50% or more glomeruli with lesions:
IV-S: Lesions involving <half of glomerular tuft.
IV-G: Lesions involving >half of glomerular tuft.

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Classes with which membranous lupus nephritis (V) can occur

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III and IV

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SLE nephritis in which 90% or more of the flomeruli are globally sclerosed.

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VI. Advanced sclerotic lupus nephritis.

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These deposits may cause the thickening of the capillary wall of the glomerulous, forming the wire loops structures on class IV SLE nephtropaty.

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Subendothelial immune complex

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Diffuse thickening of the glomerulous capillary walls.

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Membranous lupus nephritis class V

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18
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Sclerosis of more than 90% of the glomeruli in SLE.

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Advanced sclerosing lupus nephritis class VI

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Findings in HE stained skin in SLE

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Vacuolar degeneration of the basal layer of the epidermis.
Variable edema and perivascular inflammation in the dermis.

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SLE skin finding with IF

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Deposition of Ig and complement in the dermoepidermal junction.

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21
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Type of joint involvement in SLE

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Non-erosive synovitis with little deformity

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22
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Histopathologic finding of the spleen in SLE

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Perioarteriolar fibrosis (onion skinning)
Concentric intimal and smooth muscle cell hyperplasia

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23
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Histopathologic finding of the bone marrow in SLE

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LE or hematoxylin bodies

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Histopathologic skin findings in chronic discoid lupus erythematosus

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Follicular plug (carpet tack)
Liquefaction degeneration
Thick basement membrane

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Type of lupus with predominant skin involvement, initial widespread superficial and non-scarring rash and no genetic association, with extreme photosensitivity.

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Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus

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26
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Drugs that may cause drug-induced LSE

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Hydralazine, procainamide, isoniazid and D-penicillamine

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Type of synovitis of RA

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Non-suppurative, proliferative and inflammatory

28
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Genes associated to RA

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HLA-DR4 & HLA-DR1

29
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Articular lesions in RA

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Symmetrical polyarthritis
Z deformity
Tenosynovitis
Carpal tunnel syndrome

30
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Skin finding in RA

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Bursitis and rheumatoid nodules

31
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Finger discoloration finding in RA

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Raynaud phenomenon

32
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Citrullinated protein that mimics the epitope on microbes and is presented by class II HLA-DR4 molecule on RA.

33
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CC produced by Th1 cells in RA that activates macrophages and resident synovial cells.

34
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CC produced by Th17 cells in RA that recruits neutrophils and monocytes.

35
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Factor expressed by activated T cells in RA, simulates bone resorption.

36
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An activated macrophage producing TNF and IL 1 in RA, will stimulate synovial cells to produce________ to ______

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MMP and ADAMTS to destroy cartilage

37
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Diagnostic markers found in serum in RA

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Anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA)

38
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Ig that form rheumatoid factor in RA

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IgM and IgA, not specific.

39
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Radiologic finding that differentiates RA from osteoarthritis

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RA involves the non-weight bearing portion of the knee.

40
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First joints affected in RA

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Small joints, first in hands (metacarpo-phalangeal and proximal interphalangeal)

41
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Necrotizing skin granulomas with central fibrinoid necrosis surrounded by activated macrophages.

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Rheumatoid nodules

42
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These organisms infect in mantained anti-TNF therapy

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Opportunistic microorganisms (M. tuberculosis)

43
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Swelling of popliteal fold in RA

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Baker cyst

44
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Cells infected and attacked by HIV

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CD4+ T cells

45
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Receptor and correceptors used by HIV

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R: CD4
Correceptor: gp120, CCR5 and CXCR4

46
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Pathway activated by HIV to increase the number of cells infected

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Inflammasome pathway (more cell recruitment)

47
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Organs where HIV infection of macrophages and DCs takes place.

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lungs and brain

48
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Predominant cell type infected with HIV.

49
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Most common neoplasm in patients with AIDS

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Kaposi Sarcoma

50
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Tinción que resalta hongos (hifas y esporas)

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PAS y grocott (argénica de plata)

51
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Afección de los virus en las células

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Inclusiones virales

52
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Virus que causa inclusión en saco de canicas (vesículas con núcleos contaminados), sólo se ve en epitelio escamoso

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Herpes simple

53
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Centro necrótico, rodeado de linfocitos con células gigantes multinucleadas.

54
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Protozoarios sugestivos de VIH

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Cryptosporidium, P. jirovecii y toxoplasma

55
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Hongos sugesitos de VIH

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Candida, Cryptococous en SNC, Coccidioides, Histoplasma

56
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Patient with HIV presents interstitial pneumonia and cavitations.
Alveolar biopsy shows alveolar exudate.
Grocott stain is requested and black spots are shown.

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P. jirovecii infection

57
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Viral inclusion shown as only 1 owl eye everywhere in the body, often in HIV.

58
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Person with HIV presents chronic diarrhea refractary to treatment. Most common coinfection?

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Cryptosporidium

59
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HIV patient with meningitis and encephalitis, grocott stain of CSF is asked.

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Cryptococcous pneoformans

60
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HIV infected patient presents encephalitis

61
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For a patient to develop a Kaposi Sarcoma it must be infected with

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Herpes virus 8

62
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Escala utilizada para graduar el rechazo renal

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Clasificación de Banff

63
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Complement and coagulation activation after blood restorage in a transplant for HLA recognition and preformed antibodies.

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Hyperacute rejection

64
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Rejection within days or weeks or transplant, or after immunosuppressive treatment is suspended with possible damage to blood vessels.

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Acute rejection

65
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Renal tubulitis after transplantation, with infiltrates in the tubules.

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Acute kidney transplant rejection

66
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Explain the diagram and structures.

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Acute rejection
B: acute cellular rejection (tubulitis)
C: vascular rejection

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