Systemic Pathology — Flashcards

Which immunodeficiency presents with defective class switching? _____

Is Klinefelter syndrome characterized by the presence of an inactivated X chromosome (Barr body)?_____

Which type of transplant rejection presents with vasculitis of graft vessels with dense interstitial monocytic / lymphocytic infiltrate? _____

Osteoporosis can lead to _____ compression fractures, which result in loss of height and kyphosis

Hyper-IgM syndrome is characterized by absent _____ on lymph node biopsy

What pathology is associated with disruption of the cranial end of the neural tube? _____

Retinal _____ is due to separation of the neurosensory layer of the retina (rods, cones) from the outer pigment epithelium layer

What pathology is associated with long, tapering fingers and toes (arachnodactyly) and subluxation of lenses?_____

Osteopetrosis is characterized by diffuse, symmetric skeletal _____ on X-ray

Is Paget disease of bone a localized or diffuse process? _____