A 20-year-old patient with an immunodeficiency is admitted to the unit with an acute episode of upper airway edema
This is the fifth time in the past 3 months that the patient has had such as episode. As the nurse caring for this patient, you know that the patient may have a deficiency of what?
A) Interferons
B) C1esterase inhibitor
C) IgG
D) IgA
Ans: B
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Hereditary angioneurotic edema results from the deficiency of C1esterase inhibitor, which opposes the release of inflammatory mediators. The clinical picture of this autosomal dominant disorder includes recurrent attacks of edema. A patient with this diagnosis does not lack interferons, IgG, or IgA.
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