Immunodeficiency disorders US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Immunodeficiency disorders Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: What chromosomal deletion is associated with DiGeorge syndrome? _____
Answer: 22q11 microdeletion
Flashcard 2: Leukocyte adhesion deficiency is characterized by _____ neutrophils at infection sites
Answer: absent
Flashcard 3: Which immunodeficiency is characterized by impaired phagolysosome formation? _____
Answer: Chediak-Higashi syndrome
Flashcard 4: What is the mode of inheritance of hyper-IgM syndrome? _____
Answer: X-linked recessive
Flashcard 5: Immunodeficiency increases the risk for _____ due to lack of immune surveillence for tumors
Answer: cancer
Flashcard 6: Which classes of immunoglobulin are normal or decreased in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome? _____
Answer: IgG and IgM
Flashcard 7: Which classes of immunoglobulin are decreased in Bruton agammaglobulinemia? _____
Answer: All classes
Flashcard 8: Which immunodeficiency is characterized by decreased T-cell receptor excision circles (TRECs)? _____
Answer: Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
Flashcard 9: Myeloperoxidase deficiency is associated with increased risk for _____ infection, however, most patients are asymptomatic
Answer: Candida
Flashcard 10: rheumatic fever
Answer: type 3 (?) hypersensitivity (IgM), post S. pyogenes infection
Extra: polyarthritis, endocarditis, subcutaneous nodules, erythema marginatum, Sydenham's chorea
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