Argyle Tyler C, Singh Adhish, Abdullah Farhan
Internal Medicine, Methodist Health System, Dallas, USA.
Cureus. 2022 Aug 1;14(8):e27571. doi: 10.7759/cureus.27571. eCollection 2022 Aug.
Primary immunodeficiency syndromes encompass a wide variety of inborn and acquired cellular and signaling defects. They are predominantly diagnosed during childhood but can present later into young adulthood depending on the severity, impact, and access to healthcare. Early clues to diagnosis include atypical and severe or recurrent presentations to common pathogens, vaccine failure, and immune lab abnormalities. Despite seemingly obvious characteristics, diagnosis is frequently delayed by months to years at a cost of greatly increased morbidity. Here we present a case of a challenging hyper IgM syndrome diagnosed after seven months and multiple hospitalizations for unique multisystem pathologies.
原发性免疫缺陷综合征包括多种先天性和后天性细胞及信号缺陷。它们主要在儿童期被诊断出来,但根据严重程度、影响以及获得医疗保健的情况,也可能在青年期才出现。诊断的早期线索包括对常见病原体的非典型、严重或反复感染表现、疫苗接种失败以及免疫实验室异常。尽管有看似明显的特征,但诊断常常会延迟数月至数年,代价是发病率大幅增加。在此,我们报告一例具有挑战性的高IgM综合征病例,该病例在七个月内经过多次住院治疗,因独特的多系统病变才得以确诊。