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Immunodeficiency Findings
Just names/non laboratory findings
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Undergraduate 2
05/28/2012

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Bruton's Agammaglobulinemia
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Recurrent bacterial infections after 6 months old (when mom's Ig is gone) because bacteria can't be opsonized well
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Hyper IgM syndrome
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Severe pyogenic infections early in life
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Selective Ig Deficiency
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Most commonly:
Sinus and lung infections
milk allergies
diarrhea
anaphylaxis on exposure to IgA
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CVID
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Might not present until 20s or 30s
Increased risk of autoimmunity, lymphoma, and sinopulmonary infections
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DiGeorge Syndrome
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Tetany (hypocalcemia)
Recurrent viral/fungal infections
Congenital heart defect
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IL-12 receptor deficiency
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Disseminated mycobacterial infections
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Job's Syndrome
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FATED
coarse Face
Abscesses (staph and without inflammation)
baby Teeth didn't fall out
increased IgE
Derm problem (eczema)
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Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
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Candida infections on skin and mucous membranes
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SCID
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Recurrent viral, bacterial, fungal and protozoal infections
No thymic shadow on x-ray
no germinal centers on biopsy or B cells in blood smear
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Ataxia-Telangiectasia
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Cerebellar defect
Spider angiomas
IgA deficiency
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Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
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TIE
Thrombocytopenic purpura
Infections
Eczema
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Leukocyte adhesion deficiency
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Recurrent bacterial infections without any pus
delayed separation of the umbilicus
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Chediak-Higashi syndrome
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Recurrent pyogenic infections by staph and strep
partial albinism
peripheral neuropathy
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Chronic granulomatous disease
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Repeated infections with catalase positive bugs (Staph, E. Coli, Aspergillus, Pseudomonas, Serratia)
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