Primary Immune Deficiency Flashcards

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definition of primary immune deficiency

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  • genetic mutation that may occur at any phase of the immune response
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primary immune deficiencies create undue susceptibility to

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  • infection
  • autoimmunity
  • malignancy
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inheritance of primary immune deficiencies

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  • AR
  • AD
  • X-linked
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most primary immune deficiencies are present in which stage of life?

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  • childhood
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importance of maternally transmitted IgG and primary immune deficiencies

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  • can mask immunodeficiency up until about 6 months of age
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majority of immune deficiencies are due to which cell?

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  • B cells or humoral immunity
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categories of immunodeficiency

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  • humoral/antibody defects
  • cellular (mixed)
  • innate immunity
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what kind of infections do you get with humoral/ antibody defects?

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  • pyogenic infections with encapsulated bacteria
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what diseases do you get with humoral/antibody defects?

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  • recurrent otitis media
  • sinusitis
  • pneumonia
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viral infection and humoral/antibody defects

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  • frequent viral infections
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diarrhea and humoral/antibody defects

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  • chronic diarrhea
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too frequent number of infections/antibiotics

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  • > 4 courses of antibiotics per year in children
  • > 2 courses of antibiotics per year in adults
  • > 4 new ear infections in one year after age 4
  • pneumonia twice over any time
  • > 3 episodes of bacterial sinusitis in one year
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Agamaglobulinemias caused by

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  • defects in B cell development
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Agamaglobulinemias and germinal center

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  • germinal center formation is defective
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Agamaglobulinemias and lymphoid tissues

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  • underdevelopment of lymphoid tissues
  • lymph nodes
  • spleen
  • TONSILS AND ADENOIDS
  • Peyer’s patches
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good physical sign for Agamaglobulinemias

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  • no tonsils or adenoids
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XLA accounts for what percentage of all Agamaglobulinemias

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  • 85%
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another name for XLA

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  • bruton’s Agamaglobulinemias
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XLA/Bruton’s caused by

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  • failure of B cell maturation
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XLA/Bruton’s or Bruton’s defect

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  • B cell tyrosine kinase
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populations that XLA/Bruton’s affects

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  • boys

- lyonized females

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role of B cell tyrosine kinase

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  • required for transducing signals from pre-B cell receptor

- stimulates B cell maturation

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IgG in B XLA

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  • below 100 mg/dl
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B cells in XLA

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<2% of lymphocytes

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T cells in XLA

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  • normal cell number and function
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Cause of Hyper IgM syndrome

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  • defects in B cell isotype switching
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number of B cells in hyper IgM syndrome

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  • normal numbers
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levels of antibodies in hyper IgM syndrome

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  • elevated IgM levels

- low IgG, IgE, and IgA

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frequency of IgA deficiency

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  • most common primary immunodeficiency
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IgA levels in IgA deficiency

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  • <5-7mg/dl
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symptomology of IgA deficiency

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  • usually asymptomatic

- sometimes increased sinopulmonary infections, diarrhea, autoimmune disease

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giving IVIg to people with IgA deficiency?

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  • bad idea!

- they have made antibodies against IgA

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frequency of common variable immune deficiency

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  • second most frequent PID

- most symptomatic

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common variable immune deficiency most prevalent in

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  • adults
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common variable immune deficiency antibody levels

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  • reduced IgG, IgA, and/or IgM
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common variable immune deficiency antibody response

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  • absent or impaired antibody response to previous vaccination or infection
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way to check for common variable immune deficiency

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  • check tetanus titer
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infections with common variable immune deficiency

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  • sinusitis, pneumonia
  • life threatening infections possible
  • malignancies
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specific antibody deficiency infections

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  • recurrent sinopulmonary infections
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specific antibody deficiency antibodies levels

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  • normal IgG, IgA, IgM
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specific antibody deficiency B cell number and function

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  • normal
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specific antibody deficiency T cell number and function

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  • normal
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how to tell a specific antibody deficiency

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  • impaired vaccine response (polysaccharide)

- impaired response to natural encapsulated bacteria

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encapsulated bacteria examplse

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  • streptococcus pneumoniae (SEEN A LOT) and pyogenes
  • staph aureus
  • klebsiella
  • haemophilus influenzae
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • nisseria meningitidis
  • cryptococcus neoformans

STATISTICALLY SOME KILLERS HAVE PRETTY NICE CAPSULES

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Transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy infections

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  • recurrent sinopulmomary infections
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Transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy number of antibodies

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  • slightly low IgG

- normal specific antibodies

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Transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy lymphocyte number and function

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  • normal
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Transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy cause

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  • delay in maturation of T cell help for antibody production
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Transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy onset

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  • around 6 months of age

- after maternal antibody has gone away

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Transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy resolves

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  • by age 4
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diagnostic evaluations for humoral immune system

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  • CBC with diff
  • specific antibody titers
  • complement assays
  • lymphocyte markers (adjust for age)
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T cell dysfunctions most infected with

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  • intracellular microorganisms
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Omenn syndrome caused by

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  • mutations in RAG genes
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Omenn syndrome T cells

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  • low to normal number
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Omenn syndrome onset

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  • early onset < 3 months
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Omenn syndrome antibody markers

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  • elevated IgE and Eosinophilia
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Omenn syndrome clinical signs

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  • lymphadenopathy
  • hepatosplenomegaly
  • chronic persistent diarrhea
  • failure to thrive
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DiGeorge defect embryogenesis

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  • defects in 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches
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wiskott aldrich syndrome clinical presentation

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  • eczema
  • throbocytopenia with small platelets
  • immunodeficiency
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Wiskott Aldrich syndrome protein involved with

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  • actin polymerization
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combined immunodeficiency humoral immunity

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  • will also be impaired
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best diagnostic test for CGD diagnosis

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  • flow cytometry
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leukocyte adhesion deficiency-1 and neutrophils

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  • neutrophils cannot migrate toward inflammatory stimulate or adhere to vascular endothelium
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leukocyte adhesion deficiency-1 diagnosis suggestions

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  • delayed umbilical cord separation
  • recurrent soft tissue infections
  • severe peridontal disease
  • no pus formation despite high white blood cell counts
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HyperIgE syndrome clinical presentation

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  • severe eczema
  • retained primary teeth
  • recurrent candida
  • recurrent bone fractures
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HyperIgE syndrome antibody levels

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  • very elevated IgE
    >2000
  • peripheral eosinophilia
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diagnostic tests for innate immunity

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  • CBC with diff
  • neutrophil function
  • complement assay
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primary immune deficiencies that present at birth to 3 months

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  • phagocytic cell defects
  • complement defects
  • DiGeorge
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primary immune deficiencies that present at 3-6 months

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  • SCID
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primary immune deficiencies that present at 6-18 months

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  • XLA

- transient hypogam

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primary immune deficiencies that present at 18 month-adulthood

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  • CVI

- complement defects

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primary immune deficiency physical exam

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  • growth measurements
  • inspection of tonsils
  • thrush
  • palpation of lymph nodes
  • organomegaly
  • skin lesions
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syndromes that you would treat with daily antibiotics

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  • IgA deficiency
  • specific antibody deficiency
  • transient hypogammaglobulinemia
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syndromes that you would treat every 3-4 weeks with IVIG

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  • XLA
  • hyper Igm syndrome
  • CVID
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best treatment for CGD

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  • gamma interferon
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complement immunodeficiency treatment

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  • immunizations with bacterial polysaccharide vaccines