In one primary immunodeficiency disease white blood cells cannot initiate an inflammatory response to infectious organisms. What disease is it?
A) Chronic granulomatous disease
B) Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
C) Hyperimmunoglobulinemia E syndrome
D) Common variable immunodeficiency
Ans: C
Feedback: In one rare type of phagocytic disorder, hyperimmunoglobulinemia E syndrome (formerly known as Job syndrome), white blood cells cannot initiate an inflammatory response to infectious organisms. This makes options A, B, and D incorrect.
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