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Immunology - Immunodeficiencies Flashcards

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Immunodeficiency that is mostly inborn (genetic) and often detected in infancy or childhood (sometimes adulthood)

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Primary Immunodeficiency

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Immunodeficiency that is acquired due to external factors

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Secondary Immunodeficiency

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Causes the inability of Pro-B cells to differentiate into Pre-B cells

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X-linked agammaglobulinemia

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In XLA, they can make a ______ chain variable region but not a ______ chain, so they are unable to make antibodies

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heavy; light

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Enzyme lacking in XLA

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Tyr kinase

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Clinical features of XLA

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  • Usually only affects males (X-linked)
  • Recurrent respiratory infections call attention to the disease
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T/F: Most bacteria causing recurring respiratory infections in patients with XLA are gram (+)

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True

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Diagnostic findings for XLA (3)

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  • B-cell absence or very decreased
  • All immunoglobulins are depressed
  • B-cell areas of lymphatic tissues are underdeveloped
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XLA treatment

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IVIG therapy

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Immunological issues present with common variable immunodeficiency (3)

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  • defects in most classes of Ab secretion
  • inability of Th cells to amplify Ab production
  • reduced CT cell activity
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A common feature of CVI is __________, usually involving all AB classes but sometimes only IgG

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hypogammaglobulinemia

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Clinical features of CVI

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Resembles XLA - recurrent infections; also can have recurrent severe herpes infection

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Diagnostic findings of CVI

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  • no other B-cell abnormality
  • reduced immunoglobulins
  • B-cell areas of lymphatic tissues are hyperplastic
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Treatment of CVI

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IVIG therapy

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Most common primary immune deficiency

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Isolated IgA deficiency - 1/600

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Symptoms of patients with Isolated IgA deficiency?

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Most asymptomatic

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Patients with Isolated IgA deficiency have a Hx of recurrent…?

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otitis media, sinusitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, GIT infections

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Potentially deadly complication of Isolated IgA deficiency?

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Anaphylaxis post-blood transfusion since transfused IgA antibodies recognized as foreign

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Clinical pearl of IgA deficiency?

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Serology for detecting celiac disease is based on IgA detection => IgA deficiency can lead to false negatives in celiac patients

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Immunodeficiency where patients make IgM but have difficulty producing IgG, IgA, IgE?

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Hyper-IgM Syndrome

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What chromosome is Hyper-IgM Syndrome gene on?

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X chromosome

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In Hyper-IgM Syndrome, Th-cells can’t activate ______ and _______

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B-cells and macrophages

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Clinical features of hyper-IgM syndrome

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  • Recurrent purulent infection (CNS, resp tract, GIT)
  • Many viral infections
  • decreased neutrophil counts
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Treatment for hyper-IgM syndrome?

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IVIG and intense antibiotic prophylaxis

25
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T-cell deficiency in which the 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches don’t develop

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22q11 deletion (DiGeorge) Syndrome

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With DiGeorges syndrome, you’re short on…?

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A thymus parathyroid gland, some thyroid tissue - also heart and great vessel defects

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Hypothesized that the _____ family of transcription factors is absent/doesn’t function, which is important for the transcription of _________.

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T-box; brachial/pharyngeal arch development and large vessels

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Because of thymic hypoplasia resulting in variable loss of T-cells, what is increased?

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Increased fungal and viral infections, and autoimmunity

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Clinical features of DiGeorge syndrome

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  • Cardiac abnormalities
  • Craniofacial abnormalities
  • Developmental delay
  • Hypoparathyroidism
30
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What electrolyte abnormality is associated with hypoparathyroidism?

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Ca and P

31
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Blood products can result in what for patients with DiGeorge syndrome?

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graft-vs-host disease

32
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What is graft-vs-host disease?

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Mothers T-cells are transferred across the placenta occasionally, causing the mom’s lymphocytes to attack the baby’s tissue

33
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A multitude of etiologies defined by recurrent, severe infections by a wide range of pathogens

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Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

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What is required in SCID patients to ensure death doesn’t occur at a young age?

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Bone marrow transplant or stem cell therapies

35
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In SCID, there are defects in both ______ and ______ immunity.

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cell-mediated and humoral

36
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What is X-linked SCID due to?

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mutation in the gamma-chain of a variety of cytokine receptors

37
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Signal transducing component of what receptors for which IL’s are affected?

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IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-9, IL-11, IL-15, IL-21

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What is autosomal SCID due to?

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mutation in adenosine deaminase and RAG mutations

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What does adenosine deaminase mutation do?

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causes accumulation of deoxyadenosine and its derivatives = toxic to rapidly dividing lymphocytes

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What does a RAG mutation do?

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Blocks B-cell and T-cell development

41
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Pathological findings of SCID?

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  • small thymus with few lymphocytes
  • depletion in T-cell areas of other lymphatic tissue
42
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Most common complement defect?

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C2 deficiency

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Why do many people with C2 deficiency have no increased incidence of infection?

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Alternative pathway is adequate for most cases

44
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Autosomal dominant disorder less common than the complement deficiency disorders, that causes a deficit in C1 inhibitor?

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Hereditary angioedema

45
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Results of a deficit in C1 inhibitor?

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  • unchecked activation of classical pathway
  • Increased bradykinin production
  • increased activation of certain components of clotting cascade
46
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Clinical features of hereditary angioedema

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  • episodic attacks that usually progressively become worse
  • severe abdominal pain
  • swelling of face, hands, legs, groin
47
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Hereditary angioedema treatment

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C1 inhibitor from blood products

48
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Fungal infection of the lung

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Pneumocytis jiroveci pneumonia

49
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Reactivation of varicella zoster virus => painful rash

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Herpes Zoster (shingles)

50
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Conversion of latent TB to active form that usually affects the lungs

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Tuberculosis

51
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A chronic parasitic infection usually acquired through direct contact with contaminated soil

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Stringyloidiasis

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