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Primary and Secondary Immune Deficiencies Flashcards

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Most common primary immune deficiency

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IgA deficiency

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immune deficiency

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characterized by recurrent or persistent infections with

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opportunisitic pathogens

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do not normally cause disease but does so if afforded the opportunity

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secondary immunodeficiencies

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malnourishment or medical therapy

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Deficiencies in phagocytosis are characterized by

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recurrent oppotunisitic infections with extracellular pathogens

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Deficiencies in phagocytosis are characterized by infections with

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staph a., strep. P, e. coli, pseudo, candida, aspergillus

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Normal neutrophil count is between

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2000-6000

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Congenital agranulocytosis

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absence of mature peripheral blood neutrophils due to maturation arrest at myeloid progenitor

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Mutations causing Congenital agranulocytosis

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ELANE, HAX1, VPS45

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Congenital agranulocytosis have recurrent infections with

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bacterial and fungal infections

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Radiation/Chemotherapy induced neutropenia

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due to short-life span

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Leukemia patient w/o treatment has neutropenia?

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leukemic cells crowding out neutrophil precursors

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G-CSF

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recombinant colony-stimulating factors to quickly recover neutrophil count after radiation

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Leukocyte Adherence Deficiency

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LAD1 (defective integrin CD18) and LAD2 (defective selectin) = inability to adhere and extravasate

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LAD have recurrent infections AND

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inability to form pus, impaired ability of CTL and NK to adhere targets

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Lazy Leukocyte Syndrome

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defects in the ability of neutrophils to produce and/or respond to chemotactic signals (C5a, C3a)

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Chronic Granulomatous Disease

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mutation is cytochrom b, NADPH oxidase, or G6PD and myeloperoxidase leading to decreased H2O2 production

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Chronic Granulomatous Disease manifestations

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granulatomous lesions, neutrophils do not kill staph a. instead serves as a transporter

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Most prevalent primary defect in intracellular killing of digested bacteria

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Chronic Granulomatous Disease

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Chediak-Higashi Syndrome

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defect in MT polymerization = defect in lysosome generation and function

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Chediak-Higashi Syndrome mutation in

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LYST gene = MT polymerization

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Chediak-Higashi Syndrome manifestations

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recurrent staph and strep pyogenic infections, silver hair

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Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia

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quantitative deficiency in B cells, low number of mature B cell and plasma cells

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Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia recurrent

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infections with staph, strep, haemo with anti-phagocytic capsules

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Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia has normal number of

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pre-B cells

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Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemiais a defect in

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BTK gene - B cell receptor cytoplasmic signaling

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X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome

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Elevated IgM, but no IgG, IgE, or IgA due to CD40 defect for B cell proliferations and isotype switching

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X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome defect in

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CD40

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X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome have recurrent

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pyogenic infections

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Isotype deficiencies (IgA)

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No IgA, allergies, respiratory, mucous-associated illnesses, IgE anti-IgA

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Common Variable Hypogammaglobulinemia

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Normal Mature B cells, but no plasma cells

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Common Variable Hypogammaglobulinemia defect in

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cytokine receptor, Th2 production (IL-5)

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DiGeorge Syndrome

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congenital athymic syndrome, low T cell CD3 counts

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Chronic Mucutaneous Candidiasis

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chronic candida infection due to deficiency in T cells to respond to Candida

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Job Syndrome

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T cells fail to produce IFN-gamma –> Th2 –> IL-4–> IgE, eczema, infections

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Job Syndrome defect in

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STAT3 genes

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HIV infects cells with

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CD4 markers

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Latent AIDS infection

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positive p24 HIV antigen, no symptoms, normal CD4 count

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pre-AIDS

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reducing CD4 counts (200-500), fever, diarrhea, weight loss, anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia

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AIDS

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<200 CD4 count, plus pre-AIDs

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Common infections in AIDS patients

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oral thrush, HSV, cytomegalovirus, pneumocystis, TB

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Reticular dysgenesis

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both myeloid and lymphoid stem cells fail to differentiate = no B or T cells or neutrophils

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Bare lymphocyte Syndrome Type I

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No HLA Class I expression- failure to activate T cells to develop low T cell numbers

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Bare lymphocyte Syndrome Type II

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No HLA Class I and II expression- failure to activate T cells to develop low T cell numbers

45
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Severe Combined immunodeficiency (SCID)

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markedly depressed B and T cell counts due to faulty cytokine receptors (IL-2, Il-4, Il-7)

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SCID from ADA

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adenosine deaminase mutation reults in toxic accumulation of metabolites, no B or T cells

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OMENN Syndrome

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SCID with mutation in RAG1/2, no B cell production, few T cells produced

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Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

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WASP mutation necessary for T cell activation of B cell

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Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome manifestations

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normal B and T cell numbers, but eczema, thrombocytopenia, defective antibody production

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Ataxia-Telangiectasia

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mutation in the ATM gene for dsDNA break repair = low numbers of B and T cells

51
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Ataxia-Telangiectasia susceptibility to

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lung infections, leukemia, and lymphoma

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Defects in C1, C2 or C4

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increased IC disease or rheumatic diseases (failure to clear out Ics) and increased extracellular pus-forming bacteria

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C3 deficiency

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recurrent encapsulated bacterial infections –> rheumatic diseases

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Alternative Pathway (Factor B, D, H or Properdin) deficiency

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recurrent Neisseria infections

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MAC deficiency (C5, C6, C7, C8)

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recurrent Neisseria infections

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Hereditary Angioedema

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defect in C1 inhibitor, overproduction of peptides that regulate vascular permeability

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