KROK 1 2016 – Question 107 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
Parents of a 5-year-old child report him to have frequent colds that develop into pneumonias, presence of purulent rashes on the skin. Laboratory tests have revealed the following: absence of immunoglobulins of any type; naked cells are absent from the lymph nodes punctate. What kind of immune disorder is it?
- A. Agranulocytosis
- B. Autosomal recessive agammaglobulinaemia (Swiss type)
- C. Hypoplastic anemia
- D. Louis-Barr syndrome
- E. X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia (Bruton type agammaglobulinemia)
Hint
Decide whether only the antibody-producing arm or both the T and B arms of immunity are missing, using the child's age at presentation and the type of recurrent infections.
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