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Immunopathology Awkwards Flashcards

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HLAB4 is a haplotype of this arthritis.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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HLA-DRB1

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Rheumatoid Arthritis.

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TH17

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Neutrophil recruitment – Rheumatoid Arthritis

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TH1

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Interferon Gamma (y) – Rheumatoid Arthritis

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RANKL

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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TNF

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Anti-Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies (ACPA)

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Rheumatoid Arthritis (Specific)

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COL2A1 gene

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Familial Osteoarthritis

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WNT signalling, Prostaglandin pathways

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Osteoarthritis

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10
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Caplans Syndrome

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and pneumoconiosis combination.

Manifests as intrapulmonary nodules, which appear homogenous and well-defined on chest X-Ray

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Felty’s Syndrome

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Combination of heumatoid arthritis, splenomegaly and neutropenia.

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12
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ANA

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Oligoarthritis (Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Subtype)

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13
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RF+

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Polyarthritis (Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Subtype)
Ddx
10% of Psoriatic Arthritis

Sjogrens (75%)

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14
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Stills Disease

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Systemic Onset JIA

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HLA-B27

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95% w/Ankylosing spondylitis are HLA-B27+
8% of Caucasian population = HLA-B27+

80% w/Reactive Arth/Reiters are HLA-B27+

Enteropathic Arthritis w/sacroiliitis or spondylitis

Psoriatic Arthritis

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HLA-CW6

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Psoriatic Arthritis

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17
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HLA-B8

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Sjogrens

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18
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HLA-DR3

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Sjogrens

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19
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Anti-Ro

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Sjogrens (90%) also RF (75%)

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20
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Lip Biopsy in Sjogrens

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Periductal and perivascular CD4+ TH cells, B cells, plasma cells , fibrosis

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21
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Anti-La

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Sjogrens (60-90%)

SLE (10-15%)

22
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MPO-ANCA

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Anti-myeloperoxidase ANCA

=Microscopic PolyAngiitis
&
=Churg-Strauss Δ
- necrotising vasculitis
- asthma
- allergic rhinitis
- pulmonary infiltrates
- increased circulating eosinophils
- necrotizing granulomas (extrvascular)
23
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PR3-ANCA

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Anti-proteinase-3 ANCA
= Wegener’s Granulomatosis
- Upper airways (necrotising granulomas)
- Necrotising granulomatous vasculitis (small-medium vessels)
- Necrotising glomerulonephritis
24
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FcR-bearing cells (T-Cells – primarily Cytotoxic)

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Accelerated Acute Rejection

25
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Anti-CD20

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Treatment used in humoral acute rejection.
On CD4 staining.
Also seen = Polyconal Immunoglobulin, Plasmapharesis

26
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Minor histocompatibility antigens
Non-MHC encoded polymorphisms
Cytokine polymorphisms

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Mechanism of GVHD which avoid “Matching”

Occasionally seen in autologous transplants die t re-emergence of autoreactive t-cells

27
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HLA-DRB1*04

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Polymyalgia Rheumatica

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HLA-DRB1*01

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Polymyalgia Rheumatica

29
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P-ANCA, purpura, lungs, kidneys, cvs, git, necrotizing glomerular nephritis, exogenous antigens from drugs , blood and infections.

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Microscopic Polyangitis

30
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Triad:
Renal Disease
Chronic Sinusitis
Pneumonitis

ANCA+

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Wegner’s Granulomatosis (Tx = Rapid Immunosup)

31
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Typically affects vessels of respiratory tract, strongly associated with asthma, eosinophilia and pulmonary infiltrates. May also have GI Sx (e.g. colitis, bleeding) +/- cardiac +/- peripheral neuropathy Sx’s.

P-ANCA+ and IgE

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Churg-Straus Syndrome (Tx = Glucocortiocids +Support)

32
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Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA)
Anti-dsDNA antibody
ENA antibodies
Anti-RBC antibody
Anti-cardiolipin & lupus anticoagulant
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All auto-antibodies of Systemic Lupus Erythematous

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Anti-Sm (30%)
Anti-Ro (30%)
Anti-La

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30% specific (except La) each for SLE

All are anti-ENA (extractable nuclear antigen).

34
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Jo-1

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30% of Polymyosistitis

35
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RNP

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100% Mixed Connective Tissue Disease

36
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Scl-70

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A poor prognostic indicator for Scleroderma.

37
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IgA immune complexes deposited in mesangium.

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IgA nephropathy.

38
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Anti-GBM antibody

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Goodpastures

39
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Anti-CCP

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

40
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DR4 and DR1

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

41
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Principle Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Anti CCP (Specific 97%, sensitive 88%)
RF (Specific 65%, Sensitive 50-90%)
42
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Anti-PR3+

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Granulomatosis with Polyangitis (GPA)

43
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Anti-ACHr (receptor)

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Myasthenia Gravis

44
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Anti-MUSK (muscle specific tyrosine kinase)

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Found in some anti-AchR negative MG

45
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IgA EMA

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Coeliac (90-100% sensitive and specific)
Dermatitis herpetiformis (50-70% sensitive, 90-100 specific)

False negative – gluten free diet

46
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Dx of Multiple Myeloma

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Monoclonal expansion of paraprotein secreting plasma cells in bone marrow

IgG 60% of cases
IgA 20% of cases
Light chains alone 15-20% of cases

47
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NADPH oxidase (Phox)

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Chronic Granulomatous Disease

48
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CD11a, 11b, 11c and CD18

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Adhesion molecules (Neutrophil Function Disorder)

49
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Atophy

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Type 1 IgE mediated allergy (most common allergy)
10% population. 
- Asthma
- Hay Fever
- Eczema
- Foods
- Urticaria and angioedema 
- Anaphylaxis
50
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Type 2 Allergy

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Autoantibody

51
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Type 4

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Patch Test (Angry Back Syndrome)

52
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Graft Rejection Pathophysiology

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APC-TCR = CD4 proliferation, release of IL2 and recruitment of Cytotoxic CD8+Tcells

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