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Primary Immunodeficiency ✅ Flashcards

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How serious are primary immunodeficiency disorders?

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Range from common minor and often asymptomatic disorders to severe, rare disorders

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Give 2 examples of minor immunodeficiency disorders

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  • Mannan-binding lectin deficiency

- Selective IgA deficiency

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What is the incidence of mannan-binding lectin deficiency?

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1 in 20

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What is the incidence of selective IgA deficiency?

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1 in 500

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Give 2 examples of severe primary immunodeficiency disorders

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  • Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)

- Chronic granulomatous disease

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What is the incidence of SCID?

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1 in 35,000

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What is the incidence of chronic granulomatous disease?

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1 in 200,000

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What is the incidence of primary immunodeficiency disorders (PID) severe enough to require haematopoietic stem cell transplantation?

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1 in 30,000-50,000

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What can result from a primary immunodeficiency?

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  • Increased susceptibility to infection
  • Autoimmunity
  • Immunodysregulation
  • Malignancy
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What can primary immune deficiency be classified on the basis of?

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  • Defects in innate or adaptive immunity
  • Clinical presentation
  • Age of onset
  • Spectrum of encountered pathogens
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What organisms are patients with antibody deficiency more susceptible to?

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  • Bacterial infection
  • Enteroviruses
  • Giardia lamblia
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What bacterial infections are patients with antibody deficiencies more susceptible to?

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  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Haemophilus influenza
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Mycoplasma
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Give 4 antibody deficiencies

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  • X-linked agammaglobulinaemia
  • Combined variable immunodeficiency
  • IgA deficiency
  • Ataxia telangiectasia
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What is X-linked agammaglobulinaemia also known as?

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Bruton’s disease

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What is the pathological process in X-linked agammaglobulinaemia?

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B cell development is blocked

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When does X-linked agammaglobulinaemia typically present?

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6 months - 5 years

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How does X-linked agammaglobulinaemia present?

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Recurrent bacterial infection

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What is found on laboratory testing in X-linked agammaglobulinaemia?

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  • Low IgG, IgM, and IgA
  • Absent B cells
  • Absent isohaemagglutinins
  • BTK gene mutation
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What is the pathological process in combined variable immunodeficiency (CVID)?

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Lack of IgG antibody production

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When does CVID typically present?

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2nd-4th decade of life

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How does CVID present?

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Recurrent bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infection

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Other than infections, what may be associated with CVID?

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Increased risk of autoimmune disease and malignancy

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What is found on labatory testing in CVID?

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  • Reduced IgG
  • Occasionally reduced IgM/IgA
  • Occasionally low/dysfunctional T or B cells
  • Abnormal patterns of B cell phenotype
  • Decreased vaccine responses
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What abnormal pattern of B cell phenotype may be found in CVID?

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Absence of switched memory B cells

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In what % of CVID patients is a genetic defect identified?

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10%

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When does IgA deficiency present?

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> 4 years

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27
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How does IgA deficiency present?

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Recurrent upper respiratory tract infections

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Other than infection, what may IgA deficiency be associated with?

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Increased frequency of allergies and autoimmunity

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Can IgA deficiency be asymptomatic?

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Yes

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What is found on laboratory testing in IgA deficiency?

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  • IgA absent
  • Normal IgM and IgG
  • Normal vaccine responses
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When does ataxia telangiectasia present?

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2nd year of life

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How does ataxia telangiectasia present?

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Recurrent respiratory infection

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Other than infections, what is ataxia telangiectasia associated with?

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  • Ocular or facial telangiectasia
  • Progressive cerebellar ataxia
  • Increased risk of leukaemia and lymphoma
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What is found on laboratory testing in ataxia telangiectasia?

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  • Decreased IgA
  • Increased radiation-induced chromosomal breakage in cultured cells
  • Increased alpha-fetoprotein
  • Mutations in ATM gene
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What kind of infections do combined immunodeficiencies increase in the susceptibility to?

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  • Bacteria
  • Viruses
  • Fungi
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What bacteria do combined immunodeficiencies increase the susceptibility to?

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  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Gram negative Enterobacteriae
  • Intracellular pathogens
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What intracellular bacteria to combined immunodeficiencies increase susceptibility to?

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  • Salmonella
  • Mycobacteria
  • Cryptosporidium
  • Pneumocystis
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Give 5 viruses that patients with combined immunodeficiencies are more susceptible to?

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  • Parainfluenza
  • RSV
  • Rotavirus
  • CMV
  • EBV
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What fungi do combined immunodeficiency disorders increase susceptibility to?

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Candida species

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Give 6 causes of combined immunodeficiency

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  • Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
  • Omenn SCID
  • DiGeorge syndrome
  • Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
  • X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome
  • X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome
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What is the problem in SCID?

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The development of lymphocytes is blocked by genetic defects

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When does SCID present?

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In the first 6 months of life

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How does SCID present?

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  • Faltering growth
  • Persistent diarrhoea
  • Recurrent mucocutaneous candidiasis
  • Severe pneumonitis
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What form of pneumonitis is seen in SCID?

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Viral or PJP

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45
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What can happen if SCID is not recognised and managed early?

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It is commonly fatal

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What is found on investigation in SCID?

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  • Lymphopenia
  • Hypogammaglobulinaemia
  • Abnormal lymphocyte subsets
  • Various genetic mutations
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What does the lymphocyte subset seen in SCID depend on?

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The type of SCID

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What abnormalities may be seen in the lymphocyte subset in SCID?

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Absent T-cells +/- B +/- NK cells

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What genes may be mutated in SCID?

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  • GAMMA C
  • JAK 3
  • RAG1
  • RAG2
  • IL7-RA
  • ADA
  • MHC class II
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What is Omenn SCID?

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SCID complicated by expansion of a few clones of T cells

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What molecular type of SCID can develop in Omenn SCID?

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Any molecular type

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How does Omenn SCID present?

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  • Severe inflammation of skin (generalised erythroderma) and gut
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Hepatosplenomegaly
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What is found on laboratory investigation in Omenn SCID?

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  • T cells present but oligoclonal
  • B/NK present or absent depending on SCID type
  • Proliferation of T cells usually impaired
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How does DiGeorge syndrome cause immune deficiency?

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Absent/hypoplastic thymus causes T-cell deficiency

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How severe is the immune deficiency in DiGeorge syndrome?

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Variable, from SCID-like (complete DiGeorge) to normal (via a partial deficiency)

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When does immunodeficiency caused by DiGeorge syndrome present?

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Any time from neonatal period

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How does immune deficiency caused by DiGeorge syndrome present?

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Viral and fungal infections 1

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What are the other features of DiGeorge syndrome?

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  • Conotruncal cardiac defect
  • Hypocalcaemia
  • Facial dysmorphic features
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What are the features of the hypocalcaemia seen in DiGeorge syndrome?

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Lasts >3 weeks and requires therapy

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What is found on laboratory investigation in immune deficiency caused by DiGeorge syndrome?

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  • Lymphopenia
  • Lymphocyte subsets and proliferation variable
  • Genetic defects
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What genetic defects are associated with DiGeorge syndrome?

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  • Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion

- CHARGE syndrome

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When does Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome present?

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Early in infancy

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How does Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome present?

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  • Bleeding/bruising
  • Recurrent respiratory infections
  • HSV and EBV infections
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What later clinical features are associated with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome?

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  • Bloody diarrhoea
  • Eczema in early infancy
  • Autoimmune manifestations
  • Malignancy
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What autoimmune manifestations are associated with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome?

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  • Vasculitis

- Haemolytic anaemia

66
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What malignancies are associated with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome?

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  • Leukaemia
  • Lymphoma
  • EBV-driven brain tumours
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What is found on laboratory investigation in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome?

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  • Thrombocytopenia with small platelets
  • Abnormal polysaccharide vaccine respones
  • Abnormalities in immunoglobulins
  • T-cell number and function progressively declining
  • Genetic mutations
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What is found when measuring immunoglobulins in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome?

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  • Raised IgE and IgA

- Low IgM

69
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What genetic mutation is associated with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome?

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Mutation in WASP gene

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What is X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome also known as?

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CD40 ligand deficiency

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When does X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome present?

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In infancy

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How does X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome present?

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  • Recurrent bacterial infections
  • Pneumocystitis jiroveci pneumonia
  • Cryptosporidium diarrhoea
  • Sclerosing cholangitis
  • Parvovirus induced anaemia
  • Faltering growth
  • Oral ulcers
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What is found on laboratory investigation in X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome?

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  • Abnormalities in immunoglobulins
  • Lymphocyte subsets and proliferation normal
  • No CD40 ligand expression on activated T cells
  • Genetic mutations
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What abnormalities in immunoglobulins are seen in X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome?

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  • Decreased IgG

- IgM normal or raised

75
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What genetic mutation is associated with X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome?

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CD40 ligand gene mutation

76
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What are the types of X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome?

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  • XLP1

- XLP2

77
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What is the classical presentation of XLP1?

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Overwhelming EBV infection (but many other triggers) results in haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

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How can XLP1 occasionally present?

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  • Hypogammaglobulin anaemia

- Aplastic anaemia

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What is the classical presentation of XLP2?

80
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How can XLP2 sometimes present?

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  • Enteropathy
  • Arthritis
  • Other immune dysregulatory features
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What is found on laboratory testing in X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome?

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Immunological function tests variable, but usually low NK-cell function and often hypogammaglobulinaemia

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What genetic mutation caused XLP1?

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Mutation in SH2D1 coding for SAP protein

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What genetic mutation is found in XLP2?

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Mutation in XIAP (X-linked activator of apoptosis) gene

84
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What kind of organisms are patients with neutrophil defects more susceptible to?

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  • Bacteria

- Fungi

85
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What bacteria are patients with neutrophil defects more susceptible to?

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  • Staphylococcus
  • Pseudomonas
  • Other gram negative Enterobacteriae
86
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What fungi are patients with neutrophil defects more susceptible to?

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  • Candida

- Aspergillus

87
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Give 3 neutrophil defects

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  • Chronic granulomatous disease
  • Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1
  • Severe congenital neutropenia
88
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What is the defect in chronic granulomatous disease?

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Defect of pathogen killing within macrophage

89
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When does chronic granulomatous disease present?

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Usually before 5 years of age

90
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How does chronic granulomatous disease present?

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Recurrent, deep-seat infections

91
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What infections may be seen in chronic granulomatous disease?

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  • Liver abscess
  • Perirectal abscess
  • Lung abscecss
  • Adenitis
  • Osteomyelitis
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What other features may be present in chronic granulomatous disease?

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  • Diffuse granulomata in respiratory/gastrointestinal/urogenital tract
  • Failure to thrive
  • Hepatosplenomegaly
  • Lymphadenopathy
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What is found on laboratory testing in chronic granulomatous disease?

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  • Neutrophil oxidative burst absent

- Nitro blue-tetrazolium test negative

94
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What is the inheritance pattern of chronic granulomatous disease?

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  • X linked in 2/3

- Autosomal recessive in 1/3

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What is the problem in leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1?

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Leukocyte are unable to attach to vascular endothelium and leave circulation

96
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When does leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 present?

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Typically in the neonatal period

97
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How does leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 typically present?

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  • Delayed umbilical cord separation

- Sepsis

98
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What are the other features of leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1?

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  • Recurrent/persistent bacterial or fungal infections with absence of pus
  • Defective wound healing
  • Periodonitis
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What is found on laboratory investigation in leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1?

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  • Neutrophil counts persistently above normal range
  • Leukocyte CD18 and CD15a expression <5%
  • Lack of beta-2 integrin expression
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What is the problem in severe congenital neutropenia?

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Failure of neutrophil maturation

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When does severe congenital neutropenia present?

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Typically in neonatal period or early infancy

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How does severe congenital neutropenia present?

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  • Recurrent superficial or invasive bacterial and fungal infections
  • Delayed umbilical cord spseration
  • Periodonitis
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What is found on laboratory testing in severe congenital neutropenia?

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  • Neutrophil counts persistently low
  • Bone marrow shows maturational arrest in myeloid series
  • Genetic defects
104
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What genetic defects may be found in severe congenital neutropenia?

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  • ELANE
  • HAX1
  • GFI1
  • G6PC3
  • WASP
105
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What does the ELANE gene code for?

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Neutrophil elastase

106
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What is the inheritance pattern of severe congenital neutropenia caused by mutations in the ELANE gene?

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Autosomal dominant

107
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What pathogens do innate immune deficiencies increase the susceptibility to?

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Depends on specific defect

108
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Give 4 innate immune defects

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  • Complement deficiency
  • Hyper-IgE syndrome type 1
  • Autosomal recessive hyper-IgE syndrome
  • Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease
109
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What are patients with complement deficiency more susceptible to?

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Severe bacterial infections with Neisseria species

110
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What are patients with early classical forms of complement deficiencies more susceptible to, as well as Neisseria?

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Encapsulated bacteria

111
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How do classical pathway complement deficiencies present?

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Lupus-like disease

112
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When do complement deficiencies present?

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Can present at any age

113
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What can C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency lead to?

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Hereditary angioedema (HAE)

114
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When does HAE present?

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Mid-childhood (5-10 years)

115
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What laboratory tests should be done in suspected complement deficiency?

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  • Complement function tests

- Mannose-binding lectin

116
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What is found on complement function tests in HAE?

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C4 level is low

117
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How is HAE confirmed?

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C1 inhibitor protein and function tests

118
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What is hyper-IgE syndrome type 1 also known as?

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Job syndrome

119
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When does hyper-IgE syndrome type 1 present?

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Usually before 5 years of age, but may present later

120
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How might hyper-IgE syndrome type 1 present?

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  • Mucocutaneous candidiasis in infancy
  • Recurrent or persistent respiratory infections
  • Pneumatocoele formation pathological feactures
  • Scoliosis
  • Increased malignancy risk
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What are the laboratory features of hyper-IgE syndrome type 1?

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  • Raised IgE

- Lymphocyte subsets and proliferations usually normal

122
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What genetic mutations cause hyper-IgE syndrome type 1?

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Mutations in gene encoding STAT3

123
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What is autosomal recessive hyper-IgE syndrome also known as?

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DOCK8 deficiency

124
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When does autosomal recessive hyper-IgE syndrome present?

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Usually before 5 years, but variable

125
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How does autosomal recessive hyper-IgE syndrome present?

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  • Eczema
  • Severe superficial viral infections
  • Recurrent bacterial and opportunistic infections
126
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What superficial viral infections may autosomal recessive hyper-IgE syndrome present with?

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  • Papilloma virus
  • Molluscum contagiosum
  • Herpes simplex
127
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How is autosomal recessive hyper-IgE syndrome associated with cancer?

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There is a high risk of squamous cell cancer

128
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What is found on laboratory testing in autosomal recessive hyper-IgE syndrome?

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  • Raised IgE

- Lymphocyte studies show variably low T-cell numbers and proliferation

129
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What is the inheritance pattern of mutations causing hyper-IgE syndrome type 1?

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Autosomal dominant

130
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What genetic abnormality causes autosomal recessive hyper-IgE syndrome?

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Mutations in genes encoding DOCK8

131
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When does mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial present?

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Usually before 5 years of age

132
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How does the severity of an immune defect affect the presentation?

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The more severe the immune defect, the earlier the child presents with features of opportunistic infections or immune dysregulation

133
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Why might infants with severe immune defects appear well in the early newborn period?

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Due to protection from maternal antibodies and from breastfeeding

134
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What form of immune deficiency is an immunological emergency?

135
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Why is SCID an immunological emergency?

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Very high risk of life threatening infection

136
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What kind of infections are children with SCID at particularly high risk of life-threatening infections?

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  • Viral infection

- Pneumocystitis jiroveci

137
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Why is SCID so severe?

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Children have no adaptive immune response

138
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Why can it be hard to distinguish healthy children from those with an immunodeficiency?

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Frequent symptomatic infections are common in early childhood

139
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What are the warning signs for primary immunodeficiency?

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  • 4 or more new ear infections within 12 months
  • Two or more serious sinus infections or episodes of pneumonia within 1 year
  • Infections that present atypically or with unusual severity
  • Failure of an infant to gain weight or grow normally
  • Prolonged/recurrent diarrhoea
  • Recurrent deep skin or organ abscess
  • Severe or long-lasting warts or molloscum
  • Persistent mucocutaneous candidiasis after 1 year of age
  • Episode of infection with an opportunistic pathogen
  • Complication after live vaccination
  • Need for IV antibiotics to clear infection
  • Two or more invasive infections
  • Unexplained autoimmune disease
  • Positive family history suggestive of primary immunodeficiency
140
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Give 4 complications that might occur after live vaccination in children with primary immune deficiency

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  • Disseminated BCG
  • Varicella
  • Paralytic polio
  • Rotavirus
141
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Give 4 examples of invasive infections

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  • Meningitis
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Pneumonia
  • Sepsis
142
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Give 4 examples of invasive infections

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  • Meningitis
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Pneumonia
  • Sepsis
143
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Give 4 examples of invasive infections

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  • Meningitis
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Pneumonia
  • Sepsis
144
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What family history might suggest primary immunodeficiency?

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  • Relatives with infections or immunodeficiency
  • Infant deaths due to infections or unexplained
  • Consanguinity
145
Q

What is essential when evaluating a potential primary immunodeficiency?

A
  • Detailed history and clinical examination

- Family history

146
Q

Why is family history particularly important in primary immunodeficiency?

A

As primary immune deficiencies have a genetic basis

147
Q

What should examination focus on in potential primary immune deficiency?

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  • Assessment of growth and nutrition
  • Skin
  • Nails
  • Teeth
  • Hair
  • ENT
  • Respiraotry
  • Lymphoid tissue
  • Organomegaly
  • Dysmorphism
  • Neurodevelopment
148
Q

What determines initial laboratory investigations in suspected immunodeficiency?

A

Clinical presentation and differential diagnosis based on the spectrum of infections suffered

149
Q

What initial simple investigations may be useful in suspected PID?

A
  • FBC
  • Immunoglobulins
  • Lymphocyte subsets
  • Vaccine antibody responses
150
Q

What are initial simple investigations useful for in suspected PID?

A

Confirm or rule out many forms of PID

151
Q

What is required if there is strong clinical suspicion of PID?

A

Assessment by a paediatric immunologist

152
Q

What does the specific management of primary immune deficiencies depend on?

A

The underlying syndrome

153
Q

What do prophylactic measures include in children with PID?

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  • Avoidance of exposure to infection
  • Prophylactic antimicrobials
  • IV or SC immunoglobulin
154
Q

What is the purpose of IV of SC immunoglobulin in PID?

A

To maintain normal levels of IgG

155
Q

What is the role of immunisation in PID?

A

May be helpful in less severe immunodeficiencies, but live vaccines will be contraindicated in some conditions

156
Q

How are infections in PID managed?

A

Prompt and aggressive treatment

157
Q

What can immunodysregulatory problems in PID lead to?

A
  • Autoimmune disease

- Lymphoproliferation

158
Q

How are immunodysregulatory problems in PID managed?

A

Immunomodulatory treatments

159
Q

What immunomodulatory treatments may be used in immunodysregulatory problems in PID?

A
  • Monoclonal antibodies

- Immunosupressive drugs

160
Q

How are severe primary immune deficiencies managed?

A

Curative approach using haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

TAS Infection And Immunity ✅ (14 decks)

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