Practice questions answers primary immunodeficiency disorders
Practice questions answers Primary immunodeficiency disorders © Jun Wang, MD, PhD 1. C. When patients present with recurrent infections, always consider immunodeficiency . Lymphocytopenia is suggestive of lymphocytic defects, so that phenotyping of lymphocytes, as well as immunoglobulin profiles would be critical screening test. Blood culture is helpful if sepsis is suspected. Chest CT and MRI may help finding thoracic abnormalities. Monospot is for infectious mononucleosis , or other EBV infections. Oral plaque biopsy may determine the underlying pathology. All four have limited value in investigating the immune functions of this patient. 2. E. With markedly reduced T cells and low levels of B cells, and clinical presentation of recurrent infections, failure to thrive, this is most likely severe combined immunodeficiency , a condition all immunoglobulin, especially IgM, levels are reduced. Elevated IgG and normal IgM and IgA is either reactive (polyclonal), or due to plas