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Immunodeficiencies Flashcards

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What are immunodeficiencies?

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a lack or failure of the immune system

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What are primary immunodeficiencies? Secondary?

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Primary = congenital
Secondary = acquired
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What is the most common cause of immunodeficicencies worldwide?

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Malnutrition

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What type of infections occur more often in a defect humoral immunity?

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Extracellular bacteria

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What type of infections occur more often in a defect cell mediated immunity?

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Viruses and intracellular bacteria

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What type of infection occur more often when there is a defect in both humoral and cell mediated immunity?

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All types

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Immunodeficient individuals are more susceptible to developing certain kinds of cancers. What is the etiology of these CA?

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Stem from viral infections

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What is X-linked agammaglobinemia?

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Absence of B cells due to a defect in B cell Tyrosine kinase

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What broad class of people usually gets X-linked agammaglobinemia?

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Males

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What type of infections are pts with X-linked agammaglobinemia susceptible to?

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Pyogenic bacteria of extracellular origin

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What is diagnostic for x-linked agammaglobinemia?

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Absence of circulating B lymphocytes

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Why can you not screen infants for x linked agammaglobinemia at 6 months?

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Still have mother’s antibodies

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How do you treat x-linked agammaglobinemia?

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Monthyl IVIG

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Why aren’t pts with x-linked agammaglobinemia more susceptible to viruses or fungal infections?

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T cells intact.

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What is common variable immunodeficiency?

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an inability of mature B lymphocytes to differentiate into plasma cells

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Does common variable immunodeficiency affect males and females equally?

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Yes

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How do you diagnose common variable immunodeficiency?

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normal levels of circulating mature B lymphocytes which can proliferate in response to antigen, but do not differentiate into plasma cells.

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Is common variable immunodeficiency acquired or congenital?

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Either

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What is the etiology of common variable immunodeficiency?

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Unknown, but may be d/t intrinsic B cell defects

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What is the treatment of common variable immunodeficiency?

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monthly gamma globulin shots and antibiotic therapy PRN

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What are the comorbidities of common variable immunodeficiency?

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Predisposed to autoimmune diseases

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What is selective IgA deficiency?

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Inability to produce IgA antibodies

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Is selective IgA deficiency inherited or acquired?

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Either

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What are the symptoms of selective IgA deficiency?

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usually asymptomatic, but blood transfusions can be problematic

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Why are blood transfusions problematic for pts with selective IgA deficiency?

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Pts will produce anti-IgA antibodies since they were first exposed to it via breast milk. Causes hyperacute reaction

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26
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Why is selective IgA usually asymptomatic?

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IgM makes up for it

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Why can IgM make up for the lost IgA in selective IgA deficiency?

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Has a J chain, and allows it to be transported across mucosal lining

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28
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What is the treatment for selective IgA deficiency?

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Antibiotics to control infections at mucosal sites

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Why can you not give IVIG to pts with IgA deficiency?

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They will form hyperacute reaction to the antibodies

30
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How do you diagnose IgA defciency?

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Severely decreased levels of IgA.

31
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True or false: pts with IgA deficiency do not express B cells with IgA antibody on their cell surface

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False–they do, but not known why these do not differentiate into plasma cells

32
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What are the cytokines that are suspected to play a role in selective IgA deficiency?

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IL-5 and TGF-beta.

33
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What are the comorbidities of selective IgA defciencies?

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allergies, GI tract, and autoimmune diseases

34
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What is hyper IgM syndrome?

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“All IgM, all the time” with NO other antibody types produced

35
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What are the two types of hyper IgM syndrome?

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x-linked

Hyper IgM type II syndrome

36
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What is the cause of X-linked hyper IgM syndrome?

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Lack of CD-40 ligand on T cells

37
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What is the cause of hyper IgM type II syndrome?

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inherited mutation in the gene activation-induced cytidine deaminase which, for unknown reasons, prevents isotype switching.

38
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What is the defective chromosome in Di-george syndrome?

39
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What is the immune problem in Di-george syndrome?

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Lack of thymus resulting in lack of T cell production

40
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What are the facial features of Di-George syndrome?

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Low set ears and fish mouth

41
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What pharengeal arches does the thymus arise from?

42
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Di-George syndome predisposes pts to what type of infections?

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viral and fungal infections

think cell mediated

43
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Are immunoglobin levels normal in pts with Di-george syndrome? Why?

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Typically yes, because TI antigens still a significant fraction of antibodies

44
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What is the “treatment” for Di-George syndrome?

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Thymus transplant, but if pt survives long enough, will generate T cells of unknown origin

45
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What are SCID?

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Defects in both B and T lymphocytes

46
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True or false: the spleen, lymph nodes, tonsils, and appendix are not populated by B and T lymphocytes in pts with SCID

47
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Why can you not give immunizations with live, attenuated vaccines to pts with SCID?

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Will cause infection and death

48
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What are the four molecular bases of SCID?

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  1. Lack of adenosine deaminase
  2. Lack of purine nucleotide phosphorylase (PNP)
  3. RAG1/2 gene defects
  4. Mutations for cytokine receptors IL-2,4,7,9,15.
49
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A family h/o early death from infections would be alarming for what disease?

50
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What is the treatment for SCIDs?

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Bone marrow transplant (or retroviral therapy)

51
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What is chronic Granulomatous disease?

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Recurrent bacterial infections d/t a defect in NADPH oxidase in PMNs

52
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What are the treatments for chronic granulomatous disease?

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Bone marrow transplant

IFN-gamma therapy

53
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What is myeloperoxidase deficiency?

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decreased or absent myeloperoxidase enzyme needed to produce HOCl, used by PMNs as a ROS

54
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What type of infections are pts with myeloperoxidase deficiency susceptible to?

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There is no increase in susceptibility to infection is seen in these individuals due to compensatory immune mechanisms. However, there can be a decreased ability to ward off certain fungal infections (particularly Candida yeast).

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What is Chediak-Higashi syndrome?

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Congenital disorder leading to recurrent bacterial infections.

56
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What is the molecular basis of Chediak-Higashi syndrome?

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lysosomes of PMNs fuse, reducing their ability to kill microbes

57
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Is T cell and/or NK cell function impaired in pts with Chediak-Higashi syndrome?

58
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What are the signs of Chediak-Higashi syndrome? (4)

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  1. Silver hair
  2. Platelet abnormalities
  3. vision impairment
  4. PMNs have larger granules
59
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What is the treatment for Chediak-Higashi syndrome?

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Bone marrow transplant

60
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What is Leukocyte adhesion deficiency-1 (LAD-1)?

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defect in the beta chain of LFA-1 and Mac-1 adhesion molecules renders neutrophils incapable of adhering to endothelial cells for extravasation and suppresses chemotaxis.

61
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What are the symptoms of Leukocyte adhesion deficiency-1 (LAD-1)?

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Recurrent bacterial and fungal infection

62
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What is the treatment for Leukocyte adhesion deficiency-1 (LAD-1)? (3)

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  1. Antibiotics PRN
  2. Granulocyte infusions
  3. Bone marrow transplant
63
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What is diagnostic for Leukocyte adhesion deficiency-1 (LAD-1)?

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Extreme leukocytosis /bc PMNs cannot extravasate

64
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NOT tested but important:

What is severe congenita neutropenia and cyclic neutropenia? Molecular cause?

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Either none or cyclical amounts of PMNs. Caused by a defect PMN elastase enzyme

65
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What is Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome?

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Poor lymphocyte response to antigens

66
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What is the pattern of inheritance for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome?

67
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What is the triad of symptoms for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome?

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  1. Eczema
  2. Thrombocytopenia
  3. Immunodef
68
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What are the comorbidities of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome?

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Autoimmune diseases

69
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What is the molecular basis of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome?

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defective cytosolic protein (Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome protein – WASP) that helps regulate the actin cytoskeleton of bone marrow-derived cells

70
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What is the treatment for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome?

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IVIG and abx. Bone marrow transplant

71
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What is the molecular basis for Ataxia-telangiectasia?

A

ATM defect, thus cannot regulate cell cycle

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