Immunodeficiencies Flashcards
1
Q
12 year old girl
Decreased pigmentation of skin and eyes
History of severe bacterial and viral infection
Bleeding abnormalities
A
Chediak-Higashi syndrome
Decreased phagocytosis
2
Q
1 year old boy Well until 6 months Recurrent otitis media Severe pneumonia at 8 months Presents with seizure, reduced GCS and high fever Globally reduced tone
A
Brunton’s agammaglobunemia
Primary immunodeficiency with absence of IgG
3
Q
28 year old man
Severe pneumonia, not responding to standard therapy
Ct shows multiple small gas filled cavities in both lung apices and bilateral ground glass opacification
Improves with high dose co-trimoxazole
A
HIV infection
Presenting with pneumocystis carnii pulmonary infection
