Family members of patients with selective IgA deficiency should be routinely screened for primary immunodeficiency*1

2004 ◽  
Vol 113 (2) ◽  
pp. S126
Author(s):  
E SCHENKEL
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 181-182
Author(s):  
Silvia Muriño

Selective IgA deficiency is the most common primary immunodeficiency. A small percentage presents pathology, but at older age can associate deficiency of some subclass of IgG and greater susceptibility to infections, allergic diseases, autoimmune diseases and neoplasms.


2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 969.1-969
Author(s):  
S. Kudryashov ◽  
L. Karzakova ◽  
N. Zhuravleva ◽  
I. Sidorov ◽  
T. Lutkova

Background:Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PID) occur on average with a frequency of 1: 100 000 of the population. In accordance with the classification of PIDS of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) 9 different groups of innate errors of immunity are distinguished [1]. The polymorphism of the clinical picture, difficulties in recognizing PID cause their late diagnosis and the associated development of irreversible organ damage, complications and high mortality. According to the traditional view, the clinical marker of PID is an infectious syndrome. However, in some cases, PID is detected as a rheumatologic disease.Objectives:The aim of the study is to analyze the frequency of rheumatologic diseases in adult patients with PID living in one of the subjects of Russia –Chuvashia.Methods:The material of the study was patient data obtained during a retrospective analysis of 49 outpatient records included in the Republican Register of PID. Diagnosis of various forms of PIDS was carried out in accordance with the criteria developed by the IUIS [1].Results:During the period from 1993 to January 2020, 49 cases of PID were registered in the adult population of Chuvashia. According to the frequency of PID, сommon variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most common in Chuvashia (26 people). In the second place there is selective IgA deficiency (10 people); in third place there are X-linked agammaglobulinemia (4 people) and hereditary angioedema (4 people). The remaining forms of PID account for 5 cases: 2 cases of Louis-Bar syndrome, 1 case of DiGeorge syndrome, 1 case of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome and 1 case of Hyper IgE syndrome. The main symptom of PID in 35 (71.4%) patients was heightened susceptibility to infection. In 14 (28.6%) patients, the clinical picture was dominated by non-infectious presentations (autoimmune, lymphoproliferative and oncological diseases). In 9 patients (18.3%), it was manifested by rheumatologic diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, scleroderma-like syndrome). These symptoms were more characteristic of CVID. With selective IgA deficiency and X-linked agammaglobulinemia, rheumatic symptoms were observed only in isolated cases. CVID debuted in 2 cases as rheumatoid arthritis, resulting in the delay in the diagnosis of an average of 5.2 years. Only the detailed immunological and genetic study made it possible to diagnose PID and prescribe adequate treatment – replacement immunoglobulin therapy. This treatment reduced the frequency of infectious manifestations of the disease and it did not significantly improve the course of rheumatological diseases. Therefore, the use of methotrexate and targeted therapy was continued.Conclusion:In the clinical picture of PID, rheumatic symptoms predominate in 28.6% of cases, which requires a thorough immunological and genetic examination of patients with rheumatic diseases in order to diagnose PID in a timely manner.References:[1]Picard C, Bobby Gaspar H, Al-Herz W, et al. J Clin Immunol. 2018;38(1):96-128.Disclosure of Interests:None declared


2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 430-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuela Castigli ◽  
Stephen Wilson ◽  
Lilit Garibyan ◽  
Rima Rachid ◽  
Francisco Bonilla ◽  
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1996 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.W. Sleasman

There is a paradoxical relationship between immunodeficiency diseases and autoimmunity. While not all individuals with immunodeficiency develop autoimmunity, nor are all individuals with autoimmunity immunodeficient, defects within certain components of the immune system carry a high risk for the development of autoimmune disease. Inherited deficiencies of the complement system have a high incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), glomerulonephritis, and vasculitis. Carrier mothers of children with chronic granulomatous disease, an X-linked defect of phagocytosis, often develop discoid lupus. Several antibody deficiencies are associated with autoimmune disease. Autoimmune cytopenias are commonly observed in individuals with selective IgA deficiency and common variable immune deficiency. Polyarticular arthritis can be seen in children with X-linked agammaglobulinemia. Combined cellular and antibody deficiencies, such as Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, carry an increased risk for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Several hypothetical mechanisms have been proposed to explain the associations between autoimmunity and immunodeficiency. Immunologic defects may result in a failure to exclude microbial antigens, resulting in chronic immunologic activation and autoimmune symptoms. There may be shared genetic factors, such as common HLA alleles, which predispose an individual to both autoimmunity and immunodeficiency. Defects within one component of the immune system may alter the way a pathogen induces an immune response and lead to an inflammatory response directed at self-antigens. An understanding of the immunologic defects that contribute to the development of autoimmunity will provide an insight into the pathogenesis of the autoimmune process.


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