Immuno Deficiencies Flashcards
Reccurent SINOPULMONARY bacterial infections point to which type of PID?
humoral immunity
Reccurent VIRAL or FUNGAL infections point to which type of PID?
cell mediated immunity
recurrent skin abscess or fungal infections point to which type of PID?
phagocyte defect
Bacterial meningitis with encapsulated bacteria point to which type of PID?
complement deficiency
Serum immunoglobulin levels help detect which immunodeficiency?
humoral immunodeficiency
Differential count of blood cells screens for?
T cell/ Bcell/ T/B defects
NItroblue tetrazolium measures oxidative activity to screen for ?
Phagocytic disorder
What are some overall characteristics of SCIDs?
- deficient in T and B cells
- severe opportunistic infections
- AVOID LIVE vaccinations
- LOW immunoglobins
This immunodeficiency is described by accumulation in toxic deoxyadenosine ? What type of DEFECT is this associated with?
- ADA deficiency
2. defect in lymphocyte MATURATION
What accumulates in Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase Deficiency? How do you treat pts with this?
- dGTP
2. HSCT / NO live viral vaccines
Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase Deficiency
- What accumulates?
- IG levels?
- treatment?
- dGTP
- NORMAL
- HSCT / NO live viral vaccines
Artemis Deficiency:
- What is the deficiency
- Treatment?
- IG level?
- Mutation in artemis gene (for VDJ recombo & double strand repair)
- HSCT / NO live viral vaccines
- LOW
What is the immunophenotype of artemis deficiency?
T-B-NK+
Immunophenotype of PNP?
T-B+NK+/-
Immunophenotype of ADA deficiency?
T-B-NK-
RAG 1/ 2 deficiency
- At what stage do T/B cell arrest due to this deficiency?
- What is the MILD form of this deficiency?
- IG level?
- Treatment ?
- Pre B and Pre T
- Leaky rag1/rag2 = OMEN SYNDROME (high IgE)
- LOW
- HSCT/ no live viral vaccines
Immunophenotype of Rag1/2 deficiency?
T-B-NK+
What (5) immunodeficiencies cause defect in LYMPHOCYTE MATURATION?
- ADA
- PNP deficiency
- RAG1/2 deficiency
- Jak deficiency
- Artemis Deficiency
Which immunodeficiency is characterized by increased radiosensitivity?
Artemis deficiency (SCID )
Jak deficiency?
- Cause and effect of this ?
- IG levels?
- Mutation in Jak3/ defect in IL-2 signaling
2. VERY low levels
Immunophenotype of Jak3 deficiency?
T-B+NK-
Which immunodeficiences are associated with defect in Bcell MATURATION?
- agammaglobulinemia X LINKED
- IgG deficiency
- IgA Deficiency
Aggamaglobulinemia…
- Cause of this?
- IG levels
- mode of inheritance
- BtK deficiency; no rearrangement of heavy chain
- NONE
- X LINKED
Immunophenotype of Aggamaglobulinemia…
?
Low levels of IgG2 are associated with poor response to ?
polysaccharide Ags
IgG deficiency
- Cause?
- IG levels
- Associated with what infection
- defect in many genes
- LOW igG; NORMAL IgA IgM IgE
- with bacterial/ viral infection involving RESPIRATORY tract
Immunophenotype of IgG deficiency
B+ T+ NK+
Ig A deficiency
- Cause/effect?
- IG levels
- Treatment to avoid?
- decreased IgA; ^^ risk of autoimmune disease development
- NO IgA , all others NORMAL
- AVOID IVIG due to antibodies produced against IgA
Immunophenotype of IgA deficiency
B+ T+ NK+
What immunodeficiencies (3) cause defects in B Cell maturation?
- Agammaglobulinemia
- IgG deficiency
- IgA deficiency
DiGeorge Syndrome
- Causes?
- IG level?
- Common sxs?
- deletion of chromosome 22q11
- NORMAL IGs
- “CaTcH 22” Cardiac anomaly, Thymic hypoplasia, Hypocalcemia
Immunophenotype of DiGeorge syndrome?
T- B+ NK+