X-linked SCID with a rare mutation
Open Access
- 11 October 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
- Vol. 17 (1), 1-9
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-021-00605-7
Abstract
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a group of relatively rare primary immunodeficiency disorders (PIDs), characterized by disturbed development of T cells and B cells, caused by several genetic mutations that bring on different clinical presentations. SCID may be inherited as an autosomal recessive or an X-linked genetic trait. A 6-year-old male presented with a history of food allergy, productive coughs, and recurrent purulent rhinitis, poor weight gain and hypothyroidism. The total count of CD4+ T lymphocytes, along with their naïve and central memory subpopulations, as well as central memory CD8+ T cells were decreased in flow cytometry. A nucleotide substitution in exon one of interleukin 2 receptor gamma chain (IL-2RG) gene (c.115 G>A, p.D39N, ChrX: 70,331,275) was reported, based on which the diagnosis of X-liked SCID was confirmed. Antiviral and antibiotic prophylaxis, along with monthly IVIG (intravenous immunoglobulin) was started and the patient was subsequently referred for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. PIDs should be considered as the differential diagnosis in any patient with unexplained and bizarre symptoms associated with recurrent infections, allergic and autoimmune manifestations. Clinicians should also bear X-SCID in mind in case of approach to any patient with poor weight gain, unusual allergic or endocrine manifestations, even in the case of a normal or increased level of serum immunoglobulins or T and B cells numbers.Keywords
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