Immunodeficiencies Flashcards
Abscesses, adenitis, severe bacterial infections, poor wound healing and periodontal disease are caused by disorders of these
Phagocytes
Failure to thrive, severe viral infections, pneumocystis, candida and low TRECs are caused by disorders of these
T cells
Recurrent sinopulmonary infections, Enteroviral meningoencephalitis, Bronchiectasis and Recurrent gastroenteritis are caused by disorders of these
B cells
Neisseria, Early-onset Lupus and Encapsulated bacterial infections are caused by disorders of these
Complement
Disease that characteristically results from complement disorders
Neisseria
Neisseria is characteristically the result of this type of disorder
Complement
X linked disorder caused by lack of immunoglobulin due to defective B cell maturation
Defective btk gene prevents Ig gene rearrangement
Bruton X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
Bruton X-linked Agammaglobulinemia involves a lack of this
Immunoglobulin
Bruton X-linked Agammaglobulinemia involves a lack of immunoglobulin due to defective this
Defective B cell maturation
Due to defect btk gene (bruton tyrosine kinase) that prevents Ig gene rearrangement
In Bruton X-linked Agammaglobulinemia, B cell maturation stops at this stage
Pre-B stage
So very low B cells circulating in blood since this stage occurs in the bone marrow
What age does Bruton X-linked Agammaglobulinemia present?
After 6 months of age, some as late as teens
(protected from birth to 6 months due to passive immunity from mother)
Condition that is vulnerable to live vaccines
Bruton X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
Bruton X-linked Agammaglobulinemia patients are vulnerable to this type of vaccine
Live vaccines
Does Bruton X-linked Agammaglobulinemia affect cell-mediated immunity?
No; cell-mediated immunity is intact
Still resistant to protozoal, fungal, intracellular virus
Laboratory values of antibodies in Bruton X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
No/low antibodies of all classes
Laboratory values of B cells in Bruton X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
No/low B cells in peripheral blood
Laboratory values of T cells in Bruton X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
High/normal T cells in peripheral blood
Recurrent mucosal infections (otitis, sinusitis, bronchitis), Pyoderma, meningitis, sepsis, some viral infections (hepatitis, enterovirus, polio), and lymphoid hypoplasia (tonsils, lymph nodes) are clinical symptoms of this condition
Bruton X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
Condition caused by an inability to produce IgA
Very common in Europeans
Selective IgA deficiency
Laboratory values of B cells in Selective IgA deficiency
Normal
Laboratory values of Ig classes that are not IgA in Selective IgA deficiency
Normal
Laboratory values of IgA in Selective IgA deficiency
Low
Condition caused by impaired differentiation of naive B cells that causes impaired class switching to IgA plasma cells
Selective IgA deficiency
Selective IgA deficiency is common in people of this descent
European
Less common in Asia/Africa
Usual clinical symptoms of Selective IgA deficiency
Usually asymptomatic
Usually asymptomatic, increased respiratory, GI, GU infections, increased rates of allergy and autoimmune disorders, risk of anaphylaxis with blood products
Selective IgA deficiency
Patients with Selective IgA deficiency have risk of this with blood products
Anaphylaxis
Condition involving defective humoral immunity due to defective class switching
Hyper-IgM Syndrome
Two mechanisms that may cause Hyper-IgM Syndrome
Defective CD40L on CD4 T cell (X-linked)
CD40 or genes on B cell, macrophage, DC
Levels of immunoglobulins in Hyper-IgM Syndrome caused by defective CD40L on CD4 T cell
Normal IgM
Very low IgG and IgA
Levels of immunoglobulins in Hyper-IgM Syndrome caused by CD40 or genes on B cell, macrophage, DC
High polyclonal IgM
Very low IgA and IgG
Inheritance pattern of Hyper-IgM Syndrome caused by defective CD40L on CD4 T cell
X-linked
Inheritance pattern of Hyper-IgM Syndrome caused by CD40 or genes on B cell, macrophage, DC
Autosomal Recessive
Defective CD40L on CD4 T cell or CD40 or genes on B cell, macrophage, DC can cause this syndrome
Hyper-IgM Syndrome
Condition characterized by normal/increased IgM with low/absent IgG, IgA, IgE
Hyper-IgM Syndrome
Hyper-IgM Syndrome most commonly has this inheritance pattern
X-linked
Lymphoid counts in Hyper-IgM Syndrome
Normal
Absent germinal centers
State of germinal centers in Hyper-IgM Syndrome
Absent
2 treatments for Hyper-IgM Syndrome
IVIG
Bone marrow transplant
Recurrent pyogenic infections due to decreased opsonization, pneumocystis or Histoplasma pneumonia (due to macrophage dysfunction), and Cryptosporidium enteritis are clinical symptoms of this condition
Hyper-IgM Syndrome
Condition characterized by normal B cell numbers but no plasma cells
All Ig classes affected
Common variable immune deficiency