KROK 1 2018 – Question 120 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A 5-year-old child is diagnosed with Bruton syndrome (X-linked agammaglobulinemia) that manifests itself as severe clinical course of bacterial infections and absence of B lymphocytes and plasma cells. What changes of immunoglobulin content can be observed in blood serum of the child with immunodeficiency?
- A. No changes
- B. Decreased IgD, IgE
- C. Increased IgA, IgM
- D. Increased IgD, IgE
- E. Decreased IgA, IgM
Hint
Think about which cells produce antibodies, and what the absence of those cells does to the serum levels of the immunoglobulin classes.
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