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Diseases of Immune
Immune
Question | Answer |
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SCID (severe combined immunodeficiency) | absence of T & B cells |
CVID (combined variable immunodeficiency) | acquired B cell deficiency |
SLE (systemic lupus erthematosus) | chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease with unusual antibodies targeting body tissues |
X-linked agammaglobulinemia | severe B cell deficiency |
DiGeorge anomaly (thymic hypoplasia or aplasia) | congenital conditions resulting in small or absent thymus |
Wiskott-Aldrich sydrome | congenital disorder with inadequate B & T cell functions |
Goodpasture syndrome (renal disorder) | presence of antibodies directed against an antigen in the glomerular basement membrane causing blood in urine, protein in urine or kidney failure |
Scleroderma | chronic progressive disease with hardening of skin |
Sjogren syndrome | autoimmune disease with inflammation in glands that produce tears and saliva |
Multiple schlerosis | inflammation of the CNS |
Myasthenia gravis | chronic progressive neuromuscular disease |
Ankylosing spondylitis | systemic progressive inflammation affecting spinal column |
Polymyositis | inflammation of skeletal muscle fibers usually those of the trunk |