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A 5 yr old child who presents with H/O recurrent infections with gram posistive bacteria such as staph aureus is found to have genetic lack of beta-2 integrins. Which of the following abnormilities of neutrophil function is responsible for his clinical symptoms?

A-neurophils show normal rolling but inadequate sticking on cytokine activated endothelial cells

B-failure of neutrophils to migrate to the site of infection after leaving the vasculature

C-reduced respiratory burst in neutrophils after phagocytosis of bacteria

D-diminished phagocyosis of the bacteria opsonised with immunoglobulin G

E-failure to generate hydroxy-halide radicals(HOCl)

  #2

A.

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  #3

A. Leukocyte adhesion deficiency ( absence of cd 18- b chain integrins )

  #4

A

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A-neurophils show normal rolling but inadequate sticking on cytokine activated endothelial cells


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A

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  #7

ok fine u all done well with patho..........
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A-neurophils show normal rolling but inadequate sticking on cytokine activated endothelial cells

CD-18 I guess ... ??

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As peraspera said ..
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