2. Introduction
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)
First, defined in 1971 by WHO separate less well-
defined antibody deficiency syndromes from others
with a more coherent clinical description and Mendelian
inheritance
Most common and clinically most important severe
primary antibody deficiency
Heterogenous disease
3. Consensus definition of CVID
(ICON2016)
1. Most patients : > 1 of clinical manifestations
(infection, autoimmunity, lymphoproliferation)
with fulfill criteria 2-5
2. Hypogammaglobulinemia (The IgG level must
be repeatedly low in at least 2 measurements
more than 3 weeks apart), exception IgG <300
mg/dl)
3. IgA or IgM level must also be low
4. Consensus definition of CVID
(ICON2016)
4. Impairment of response to at least 1 type of
antigen (T dependent or T independent) esp.
IgG > 100 mg/dl
5. Other causes of hypogammaglobulinemia must
be excluded
7. Consensus definition of CVID
(ICON2016)
6. Genetic studies to investigate monogenic forms of
CVID or for disease-modifying polymorphisms are not
generally required for diagnosis and management in most
of the patients, especially those who present with
infections only without immune dysregulation,
autoimmunity, malignancy, or other complications
single gene defects may be amenable to specific
therapies (eg, stem cell therapy) and molecular genetic
diagnosis should be considered when possible
8. Epidemiology
Prevalence : no precision
1:25,000- 1:200,000
Male = Female
Age of onset bimodal distribution (peak 1st & 3rd
decade)
Significant delay between the onset of symptoms and
the establishment of the diagnosis
ICON 2016
9. Age at onset of symptoms and diagnosis
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10. Pathogenesis
Loss of B cell function
T and B cell dysregulation defective antibody
production
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APRIL-BAFF network
Kopecký O, Int. J. Immunogenet (2007)
• Mutation in TNFRSF13B or TACI occur 10% of CVID
• Autosomal dominant
• Increase risk of lymphoproliferation and autoimmunity
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The inducible costimulator gene (ICOS)
• Mutation in ICOS occur 2% of CVID
• Autosomal recessive
14. The B Cell receptor signaling complex
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15. Genetic defect in CVID
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90% unknown genetic defect
22. Frequency of clinical feature in cohort (n=902)
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23. Infectious complications in CVID
•Sinusitis is the commonnest clinical presentation in children followed by
otitis media and pneumonia
•Encapsulated (H. influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae) or atypical
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25. • The most severe disease in the middle lobe and some
involvement of the lower lobes
• Airway wall thickening and tree-in-bud pattern
Touw CML, et al. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2010: 21: 793–805.
Paediatric Respiratory review 2016: 19 : 56-61
CVID: Clinical phenotype
• Bronchiectasis (10-20%)
28. CVID: Clinical phenotype
Gastrointestinal complications (20-25%)
Resnick ES.,et.al. Blood. 2012;119(7):1650-1657
Correlated with : autoimmunity, splenectomy,
lobectomy, low IgM level, age of onset
Arthritis Research and Therapy 2012, 14:223
ICON 2016
29. CVID: Clinical phenotype
Granulomatous lesions (10–22%)
Multisystem granulomas : increase morbidity and
mortality in patients with CVID
Mean age at onset is 18–34 years, most common in
adults
Histology : non-caseating granulomas
The prevalence of autoimmunity (AIHA) is higher
(>50%) in patients with CVID and granulomatous
disease than in those without (47%)
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31. CVID: Clinical phenotype
Neoplasia : 6% to 9%
Patients with CVID have a high risk of neoplastic
disease
The most common malignancies were non-Hodgkin
lymphoma and gastric cancers
Accurate clinical and family histories of neoplasia
along with consideration of surveillance for
malignancy in patients with CVID
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J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2016
34. Approach to CVID
History
Recurrent infection/Autoimmunity
Exclude 2° Hypogammaglobulinemia
Other conditions : Allergy, Daycare, Sibling, CF, primary
ciliary dyskinesia, FB, passive smoker, GERD, anatomical
defects
DDx : XLA, AR agammaglobulinemia, HGIM, THI, SAD,
SIGAD, XLP
35. Immunological work up
B-cell RESULT
• Number Normal
(except : ICOS, BAFF-R)
• Serum IgG,A,M,E • Low IgG : most < 400 mg/dL
• IgA or IgM level must also be
low
• Isohemagglutinin
• Specific antibody
production (TI and
TD)
• Impairment of response to at
least 1 type of antigen (TD or
TI)
• performed esp. IgG > 100
mg/dl)
36. Immunological work up
T-cell RESULT
• Number Normal
• Function Variable 50% Abnormal
• Absent DTH to recall antigens
• Depressed responses to mitogens
or specific antigens
Genetic
• TACI (TNFRSF 13B) 10-20% (AD)
• ICOS 2% (AR)
• BAFF-R (TNFRSF 13C) <1% (AR)
• CD19 1% (AR)
38. Immunoglobulin replacement
therapy
Dose : 400 to 500 g/kg/month (IVIG and SCIG)
Preexisting bronchiectasis: 600 mg/kg/month
Enteropathy or splenomegaly: 600 – 800 mg/kg/month
ICON 2016
39. Health outcomes in correlation to IgG trough levels
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40. CVID:
Vaccinations
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• A : No possibility of harm, benefit
possible, administration
recommended, use according to
routine schedule
• B : no possibility of harm, benefit
unlikely, administration NOT
recommended
• C : possibility of harm (significant),
benefit unlikely, administration NOT
recommended
• D : possibility of harm (small), benefit
likely, administration recommended
41. CVID: Vaccinations
• Avoid all live-attenuated vaccines
• Only inactivated or subunit vaccine should be given
• Consider yearly influenza vaccine
• C : possibility of harm
(significant), benefit
unlikely, administration
NOT recommended
• D : possibility of harm
(small), benefit likely,
administration
recommended
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ICON 2016
43. Treatment of complications
Rhinosinusitis
Bronchiectasis
• Saline nasal rise : mucus clearance
• >3 breakthrough infections of
extremely severe infection on IgG
Antibiotic prophylaxis ex. Amoxicillin,
Azithromycin, SMX/TMP
Autoimmune cytopenias • Prednisolone 1-2 mg/kg daily
• IVIG : 1-2 g/kg/month
• Antirhesus antigen globulin
• Rituximab for recurrent ITP and/or
AIHA
• Splenectomy
Granulomatous disease • Corticosteroids (low doses for long
periods)
• Steroid sparing agent/
Immunosuppressive
ICON 2016
44. Enteropathy • 5- aminosalicylic acid
• Budesonide
• Prednisolone / immunosuppressive
• Infliximab severe enteropathy
• Bacterial overgrowth may be ameliorated
by broad-spectrum antibiotics
• Treat deficiency of fat-soluble vitamins
Interstitial lung
disease
• High mortality
• All patients should
have at least 1
HRCT scan at
diagnosis
• azathioprine and rituximab
granulomatous/lymphocytic infiltrates
• Corticosteroids + cyclosporine
prominent T cell infiltrate
• Anti-TNF antibody complex interstitial
lung disease
Treatment of complications
ICON 2016
45. Lymphoproliferation persistent hypertrophy of lymph nodes
lymphoma or autoimmune
lymphoproliferative syndrome
: Rx Corticosteroid
An acute increase in adenopathy or
splenomegaly possible malignant
transformation.
Lymphoma • Protocol
Stem cell therapy The indication for HSCT
• Hematologic malignancy : Lymphoma
• Had 1 or more of the following conditions
refractory to conventional therapies:
autoimmune cytopenias, respiratory or
gastrointestinal infections,
interstitial/granulomatous lung disease,
and/or autoimmune enteropathy
Treatment of complications
ICON 2016
47. CVID: Surveillance
Lifetime surveillance for cancer and
autoimmunity
no standardized specific recommendations for routine or
scheduled testing or imaging
Routine monitoring studies related to IgG replacement (
CBC, LFT, BUN, Cr: minimal of q 6-12 months)
For those patients who remain healthy on
replacement immunoglobulin
At a minimum, age-appropriate cancer screening as
the general healthy population
Colonoscopy, prostate examination, pap smears,
mammograms
Park MA,et.al. Lancet 2008; 372: 489–502
Francisco A, et al. Practice parameter, JACI 2015
49. CVID: Prognosis
Life expectancy of CVID: 12 years -> 50 years
Reduced survival: age at diagnosis, lower baseline
IgG, higher IgM and fewer peripheral B cells
Risk of death: 11 times higher for patients with non-
infectious complication
(lymphoma, chronic hepatits, structural lung disease,
chronic gastrointestinal disease)
Arthritis Res Ther 2012;14:223-233.
Prevalenceมีความvaryกันมาก ขึ้นกับgenetic ภูมิประเทศ วิธีการตรวจ definition awarenessของแพทย์และคนไข้ rangeตั้งแต่1:10000ถึง1:200000 โดยพบทั้งชายและหญิงใกล้เคียงกัน ageที่พบแบ่งเป็ง2ช่วงคือ 10ขวบปีแรก และ วัยกลางคนช่วง30ปี ส่วนonset of symptom and onset of diagnosis กัอจะแตกต่างกันขึ้นกับข้างต้น
Data on 2212 patients with CVID from 28 medical centers contributing to the European Society for Immunodeficiencies Database were analyzed retrospectively.
33.7% patients had an onset before the age of 10 years : very pronounced peak. Male 39.8% and female 27.9%
2 peaks of diagnosis during childhood and the other between 30 and 40 years of age
median diagnostic delay varied considerably between countries : all median diagnostic delay was 4.1 years
Mature B cell ไม่เปลี่ยนเป็น Plasma cell
B cells originate from lymphoid precursors in the bone marrow ซึ่งเป็นที่ repertoire of B cells จำนวนมากและมี B cell receptors (BCRs) ต่างๆ เกิดขึ้น ประกอบไปด้วย signaling complex และ membrane bound IgM molecule
โดยที่ b cell receptor จะสามารถ recognize antigen ต่างๆ
หลังจากออกจาก bone marrow : IgM positive B cells can be activated by antigen and enter a germinal center in lymphoid tissue
germinal center in lymphoid tissue จะเป็นบริเวณที่เกิด T cell-dependent antibody response เกิด การสร้าง IgG, IgA, and IgE positive plasma cells และ memory B cells จากการเริ่มขบวนการ class switch recombination (CSR)
Somatic hypermutation (SHM) ที่ region ต่างๆ ของ Ig heavy and Ig light chainsทำให้เพิ่ม affinity ของ BCR กับ antigen affinity maturation
Antigen(Ag)-independent B cell differentiation occurs in the bone marrow ส่วน Ag-dependent B cell differentiation occurs in the periphery
หลังจากที่โดน activate by antigen, B cells develop in a T cell-dependent way in the germinal center and in a T cell-independent ในส่วนของ the marginal zone of the spleen
Defects of survival, Ag stimulation, B–T interaction, TI response, CSR/SHM can result in PAD
Memory B cells are able to rapidly differentiate in new plasma cells in case of reinfections
การผลิต antibodies ต่อ polysaccharide antigens ของ encapsulated bacteria เช่น pneumococci and meningococci, ต้องใช้ second T cell-independent B cell response ที่ marginal zone of the spleen ส่วน T cell-independent B cell response นี้จะยัง immature ในเด็กที่อายุน้อยกว่า 2 ปี
low number of switched memory B cells in the peripheral blood is associated with autoimmunity, granulomas, and respiratory infection
Both APRIL and BAFF molecules bind two type III membrane receptors, BCMA, TACI (Schneider et al., 1999) ทั้งสองตัวอยู่ใน superfamily of TNF receptors และตัวที่สามคือ BAFFR belonging to the TNF-R family
BCMA is expressed exclusively on B lymphocytes
TACI or TNFRSF13B: TNF receptor superfamily 13B encoding transmembrane activator - expressed both on B lymphocytes and activated T lymphocytes. TACI induces nuclear factor κB activation and regulates class-switching of immunoglobulins and the antibody response to T-independent antigens
BAFF-R : unique receptor for BAFF (Bodmer et al., 2002; Losi et al., 2005). This membrane molecule is predominantly expressed on B lymphocytes and only on part of activated T lymphocytes (Schneider & Tschopp, 2003; Martin & Vishva, 2005) BAFF-R interactions provide crucial survival signals for differentiation of peripheral B cells
Interactions of APRIL and BAFF, expressed on monocytes and macrophages, with their receptors on B lymphocytes are evidence of the significance of natural immunity for the correct antibody response (McHeyzer-Williams, 2003; de Durana et al., 2006)
Absence of any of the previously mentioned signals defect of terminal differentiation of a mature B lymphocyte into plasmatic and memory cells, which are manifested by antibody immunodeficiency (Salzer & Grimbacher, 2005) (Figure 2)
TACI and BAFF-R ligands are expressed on macrophages, monocytes, and dendritic cells.
BAFF-R and TACI are cell-surface receptors belonging to the TNF-receptor family that play a part in B-cell differentiation and function. BAFF–BAFF-R interactions provide critical survival signals for differentiation of peripheral B cells. The role of BAFF-TACI interactions is less clearly defined. TACI signals intracellularly through the TNF receptor-associated factors (TRAF) to induce nuclear factor-κ-B activation. TACI also interacts intracellularly with calcium modulator and cyclophilin ligand (CAML). Through interaction with APRIL, TACI regulates isotype class switching of immunoglobulins and the antibody response to T-independent antigens.
TACI (tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 13b) เป็น transmembrane protein ที่ ควบคุม T cell-independent B cell antibody responses, isotype switching, and B cell homeostasis
BAFFR (B cell-activating factor receptor): one of three known receptors for BAFF, a critical regulator of B-cell and T-cell function
ICOS (Inducible t-cell co-stimulator) เป็น CD28-superfamily costimulatory molecule that enables T-cell interactions with B cells, monocytes, and dendritic cells.
ICOS is upregulated on both CD4 and CD8 effector and memory T cell and activated natural-killer cells, and it enhances natural-killer-cell function. ICOS is expressed constitutively in germinal centres and T-cell zones of spleen, lymph nodes, and Peyer’s patches.
The first reported genetic defect associated with CVID and characterised by a deficiency of ICOS, which is expressed on activated T cell, identified in nine individuals with CVID from four apparently unrelated families. presented with recurrent bacterial infections, splenomegaly, autoimmune neutropenia, intestinal lymphoid hyperplasia, and neoplasia. ICOS-deficient patients have few peripheral B cells, few or no class-switched memory B cells, and hypogammaglobulinemia. T cells produce very little interleukin 10, which may be associated with the defective formation of germinal centres leading to impaired B-cell memory (figure 4).
autosomal- recessive trait
CD19 and CD81 เป็น transmembrane proteins ทำหน้าที่ amplify signal ผ่าน B cell receptor protein
CD20 เป็น activated-glycosylated expressed ที่ surface of B-cells
CD19 is a B-cell-specific cell-surface marker that is part of the B-cell coreceptor along with CD21 and CD81.
CD19 is expressed throughout B-cell maturation from pro-B cells through to plasmablasts, before CD21 or CD81, it is not expressed on plasma cells.
In patients with this defect, the total number of B cells (CD20+) in blood is normal with low or undetectable surface expression of CD19 , and the numbers of CD27+ memory B cells and CD5+ B cells are decreased (figure 4). CD19 knockout mice have deficient antibody responses to most antigens. CD19 is expressed on B cells from an early stage of development and therefore seems to play a part in signalling through the B-cell receptor even without forming a complex with CD21 and CD81.
Overview of B cell signaling molecules involved in antibody deficiency in humans
วงกลมสีแดง เป็น gene ตัวใหม่ Highlighted with red are the novel genes ที่ทำให้เกิด โรค CVID
ส่วนในกล่องสีฟ้า คือตัวที่เดยกล่าวไปแล้ว ประกอบด้วย ICOS,……
CD27 (TNFRSF7) เป็น TNF receptor family member, interacts with CD70 ซึ่งจะมีผลต่อ function of T-cells, B-cells and NK-cells
โดย CD27 ได้เป็น marker for memory B cells มี report CVID น JACI 2012 โดย van Montfrans พบ homozygous mutation (c.24G>A, p.Trp8*) ของ CD27 gene ในพี่น้องน้อง 2 8oที่ครอบครัวมีประวัติ consanguineous ทำให้เกิด absent CD27 expression, hypogammaglobulinemia and persistent EBV infection และมี report โดย Salzer ใน hematologica 2013 พบ another homozygous CD27 defect (c.158G>A, p.Cys53Tyr) ในคนไข้ 8 คน จาก 3 ตรอบครัว ที่ พบ life-threatening EBV-lymphoproliferative disease and hypogammaglobulinemia แต่อย่างไรก็ตาม ยังไม่สามารถ confirm ได้ว่า สาเหตุเกืดจาก loss of CD27 function alone, or secondary to the EBV infections
ปี 2013 mutation in the TNFSF12 gene : TNF-related weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) ในส่วนของ TNF-homology domain (THD) of TWEAK (c.433C>T, p.Arg145Cys) ในคนไข้ มีประวัติ recurrent infections, reduced IgM and IgA serum level and impaired antibody responses to both protein and polysaccharide vaccines. This mutation associates with BAFF and may dominantly inhibit B-cell survival and proliferation as well as CSR through downregulation of the noncanonical BAFF- induced NF-kB pathway เกี่ยวกับNK cells พบรายงานคนไข้มี severe cutaneous papilloma infection
CD21 deficiency ได้ report โดย Thiel et al. ใน JACI 2012 เป็น 28-year-old male with hypogammaglobulinemia, recurrent respiratory tract infections and a reduced response to pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination โดยลักษณะ mutation เป็น compound heterozygous mutations identified in the CD21 gene (c.1225+1G>C, c.2297G>A) absence of CD21 expression นอกจากนี้ clinical phenotype ไม่รุนแรงเท่ากับ CD19-deficient and CD81-deficient น่าจะเกิดจาก deficiencyของ2ตัวนี้จะลด expression of other co-receptors
PLCG2 gene mutation แบบ deletion ทำให้เกิด complex phenotype of cold-induced urticaria with antibody deficiency and autoimmunity รายงาน ปี 2012 โดย Ombrello et cause a gain of phospholipase Cg2 (PLCg2) function, which leads to production of proteins with constitutive phospholipase activity but a reduced PLCg2-dependent intracellular signaling at a physiological temperature. B cells and mast cells expressing the mutant form of PLCg2 had enhanced cell signaling and cellular activation at subphysiological temperatures, which may explain the characteristic cold-induced skin rash and inflammation. Another gain-of-function mutation in PLCG2 (c.2120C>A, p.Ser707Tyr) 2 patients with dominantly inherited autoinflammatory disease, mild antibody deficiency but notably, no cold temperature-induced symptoms [39]. The mutation resulted in an opposite effect as compared to the large deletions, with increased cellular signaling at physiological temperature, which might explain the distinct autoinflammatory phenotype observed in these two patients [39]. almost total absence of circulating, class-switched memory B cells, despite the divergent functional effects of these mutants.
low cytometric phenotyping and measurement of kappa-deleting recombination excision circles (KRECs) distinguished 5 possible subgroups or defects:
1) B-cell production
2) early peripheral B-cell maturation or survival
3) B-cell activation and proliferation
4) germinal center
5) postgerminal center.
some patients, calcium flux after activation of the B-cell receptor may be impaired (note that these correspond to low switched memory B cells) with expansion of the CD21low population
1. No other disease-related complications (infections only)
2. Cytopenias (thrombocytopenia, autoimmune hemolytic
anemia, and/or neutropenia)
3. Polyclonal lymphoproliferation (granuloma, lymphocytic
interstitial pneumonia, persistent unexplained lymphadenopathy)
4. Unexplained enteropathy
one or more noninfectious complications
is associated with an almost 11-fold increase in mortality during
follow-up.
Patients with no other disease-related complications
had a long-term survival of 95% versus 42% in those with
noninfectious complications
Data on 2212 patients with CVID from 28 medical centers contributing to the European Society for Immunodeficiencies Database were analyzed retrospectively.
total frequency of the clinical features in 902 patients with available data
Radiologic findings of lung disease in PAD.
A, Bronchiectasis (marked by white arrows) in a patient with CVID.
B, A patient with CVID with bilateral pulmonary nodules and mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
C, A patient with CVID with innumerable nodular opacities, bronchiectasis, and mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
D, Patient with IgA/IgG2 deficiency (IgA, <10 mg/dL; IgG, 997 mg/dL; IgG2, <16 mg/dL) demonstrating multiple noncalcified lung nodules.
Autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura and autoimmune hemolytic anaemia are the most common occurring in 5–8% of CVID patients
Splenomegaly
anti-IgA antibodies, pernicious anemia and autoimmune thyroiditis
Rheumatoid arthritis, vitiligo, vasculitis(less common )
Up to 50% of patients with CVID have chronic diarrhea with malabsorption
Other : Crohn’s disease, intestinal granulomatous disease, intestinal parasitic bacterial or viral infections, celiac sprue, intestinal lymphangiectasia
FIGURE 2. Infections and autoimmune and/or inflammatory complications in CVID. The predominant organisms and sites of infection are
shown on the left, with the inflammatory and autoimmune complications on the right. Other autoimmune complications include
neutropenia, vitiligo, Sjögren syndrome/Sicca syndrome, autoimmune thyroiditis, diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, pernicious anemia,
systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome, uveitis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, lichen planus, vasculitis, and psoriasis.
106 (Drawn by Pippa Jolles.) LIP, Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia; GLILD, granulomatous lymphocytic interstitial lung disease.
Higher rates of respiratory infection and poorer outcomes are associated with underdosing IgG and vice versa
Adverse events tend to be associated with rapid infusion rates, concurrent acute infections, and previously untreated patients, when a significant time has elapsed between infusions (>6 weeks), or when there is a change in product
SCIG doses in adults vary from 100 to 200 mg/kg/week and
dosing intervals from daily to twice weekly, once a week, or every 2 weeks. Absorption of IgG administered subcutaneously takes 3 to 7 days. Some practitioners prefer to initiate therapy with IVIG until the patient is stable and then transition to SCIG, whereas others initiate SCIG directly
Analyzed data on 2212 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of CVID reported in the ESID Database.
CVID from 28 medical centers contributing to the European Society for Immunodeficiencies Database were analyzed retrospectively.
Health outcomes in correlation to IgG trough levels.
In summary, we found that the differences in days in the hospital and serious bacterial infections between the groups at less than and greater than 4 g/L was higher than the differences using the other cutoffs. This is valid, irrespective of the route of administration.
Of the 11 clinical features used in the previous analysis, only pneumonia showed a correlation with serious infections, and bronchiectasis showed a correlation with missed days. When we further analyzed these, there was a significant difference in outcome between IgG groups for patients without pneumonia, with the number of serious infections slightly decreasing with increased IgG levels. However, there were no differences for patients with pneumonia. In contrast, a decrease in the number of missed days only existed in patients with bronchiectasis but not in those without.
B : Patients hospitalized because of immunodeficiency
Because the total number of serious infections and days in the hospital were low, the graph shows the percentage of affected patients.
Granulomatous disease. Treatment of granulomas is
empirical.78,231,232 Corticosteroids, in low doses for long periods
to avoid steroid-related complications, have been found to result
in short-term resolution in sites that are easily monitored by
endoscopy or imaging. Steroid-sparing agents, such as azathioprine,
cyclosporine, or other agents, have been tried with varying
success. Infliximab has been successful for skin granulomas, but
caution is advised in view of the increased risk of pyogenic or
mycobacterial infections.
Granulomatous disease. Treatment of granulomas is
empirical.78,231,232 Corticosteroids, in low doses for long periods
to avoid steroid-related complications, have been found to result
in short-term resolution in sites that are easily monitored by
endoscopy or imaging. Steroid-sparing agents, such as azathioprine,
cyclosporine, or other agents, have been tried with varying
success. Infliximab has been successful for skin granulomas, but
caution is advised in view of the increased risk of pyogenic or
mycobacterial infections.
Granulomatous disease. Treatment of granulomas is
empirical.78,231,232 Corticosteroids, in low doses for long periods
to avoid steroid-related complications, have been found to result
in short-term resolution in sites that are easily monitored by
endoscopy or imaging. Steroid-sparing agents, such as azathioprine,
cyclosporine, or other agents, have been tried with varying
success. Infliximab has been successful for skin granulomas, but
caution is advised in view of the increased risk of pyogenic or
mycobacterial infections.
JACI 2012, By using data on clinical complications and disease progression from 334 patients with CVID from 7 European centers including Oxford (‘‘Northern European cohort’’
To examine the question of the poorer prognosis in children with a diagnosis of CVID before their 16th birthday, clinical phenotypes were compared in patients younger than 16 years with those older than 16 years
Table E2 show that there were more cytopenic phenotypes in the younger group; the distribution of the other clinical phenotypes was similar.
Clinical and laboratory findings for survival. Given the different prognoses for the clinical phenotypes in the original data,E1 this was reexamined with the revised criteria by using the combined cohorts. Table E5 shows the results.