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Immunology Diseases
14
Medical
Professional
03/03/2008

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Term
Gargoyl face; double row of teeth
Definition

Job syndrome

Staph abcesses

Excess IgE, impaired neutrophil chemotaxis 

Term
Ezcema, Thrombocytopenia, Pyogenic infections
Definition

Wiscott-Aldridge Syndrome

XLR

defect in IgM production; abnormal T cells 

Term
Children sick within weeks of birth with a variety of infections
Definition
SCID
Term
truncal ataxia; recurrent respiratory infections
Definition

ataxia-telangiectasia

deficit in DNA repair. thymic dysfunction- low T cells 

Term
Micrognathia, short philtrum, tetany, hypocalcemia
Definition

DiGeorge (22q11) Syndrome

Low T cells 

 

Term
Bare lymphocyte syndrome
Definition
lack of MHC II- no CD4 T's, CD8 okay
Term
No B cells in blood
Definition

Burton's agammaglobulinemia

XLR- tyrosine kinase deficiency

IVIG tx 

Term
Normal IgM, no IgG
Definition

Hyper IgM syndrome

CD40 defect. tx IVIG 

Term
Recurrent sinus infections & diarrhea, asthma.
Definition

Selective Ig deficiency

problem is class switching 

IgG- bronchiectasis

IgA- NO transfusions!

 

Term

Encapsulated infections starting age 15-35.

Splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy 

Definition

Common Variable Hypogammaglobulinemia

normal B Cells

defect in plasma cell differentiation 

Term
Recurrent Staph & Aspergillus infection
Definition

CGD (NADPH oxidase def)

Tx: IFN-gamma 

Term
Gingivitis, poor wound healing, delayed cord separation
Definition
Leukocyte adhesion deficiency- lack of integrins (I) or selectin receptors (II)
Term

Recurrent staph, strep + neuropathies

"giant granules" 

Definition

Chediak Higashi syndrome

AR neutrophil tubule defect  (no P-Lsome fusion)

 

Term
Skin and mucous candidiasis infections
Definition
Idiopathic T Cell deficiency
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