[PAGID] Patient question

[Chris Seroogy]

Thank you, Mary Ellen.  Here is some more information:

1. FISH was done for 22q11 deletion and was negative by report (I will
reconfirm that.)
2. CVID diagnosis based on absent IgA and poor polysaccharide response
(pneumovax, although isohemagglutins fair at 1:8), normal T cell numbers and
function.  IgM low at 32 and patient has been on IVIG for 3 years for the
laboratory values and recurrent sinusitis.  So perhaps this diagnosis is
"soft."
3. Allergy to insulin and b-lactams (desensitized to both and she has
dexamethasone in her insulin pump.)
4. Several autoimmune problems:  type I DM, hypothyroidism
5. Chronic abdominal pain with ongoing GI evaluation.
6. Eczema
7. Factor V Leiden deficiency

She is (was) a very active girl and highly intelligent with many talents.
Her growth has been okay.

Regarding infectious work-up, she had EBV,CMV, HIV, toxo ruled out by PCR or
antibody testing.  Chest, sinus and abdominal CT with contrast unrevealing ,
bone scan negative.  The possibility of an infection was raised by another
one of our colleagues and I am looking into having one of the joints scoped
for fluid and synovial tissue if possible for a more definitive diagnosis.
Is enterovirus a possibility and would PCR on the joint fluid provide the
highest yield?

I appreciate any insights/comments.  Regards, Chris





On 6/22/07 9:02 AM, "Conley, Mary-Ellen" <maryellen.conley at STJUDE.ORG>
wrote:


> Hi Chris,

> I think it might help to have a little more information about the patient.  A

> significant proportion of the patients with Pierre-Robin sequence have

> abnormalities of chromosome 22q11.  Do you know if this has been evaluated?

> How is her growth and development?  Is she active?  What are the immunologic

> findings that support the diagnosis of CVID (serum immunoglobulins; lymphocyte

> cell surface markers; signs of autoimmune disease etc)?

> 

> I am not sure that I would discard infectious etiologies just yet.

> 

> Mary Ellen

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> Mary Ellen Conley, MD

> Department of Immunology

> St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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> Subject: [PAGID] Patient question

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> Dear Colleagues,

> 

> I have a rheumatologic question on a very complicated CVID patient and am

> hoping some of you have faced this management challenge before.  This is a

> 13y/o female with long-standing brittle type I DM, CVID (mostly functional

> antibody production problems and IgA deficient), Pierre-Robin sequence, and

> multiple drug allergies.  She presented to my clinic for second opinion re:

> CVID management last Fall and at that time I noted significant arthritis is

> several large joints and synovitis was confirmed by MRI and several bony

> erosions were seen on plain xray.  Since this time, I have been treating her

> arthritis (seronegative) aggressively with poor response.  She is on MTX and

> humira, low dose daily prednisone.  She did not respond to Enbrel for 12

> weeks, hence was switched to humira.  She receives IVIG every 3 weeks (she has

> problems with recurrent sinusitis.) Despite this management, she has had

> significant progression of her arthritis now involving most joints and daily

> pain.  I am not sure where to go next (thoughts are anakinra, bolus

> steroids--although challenging with her DM.)  She was seen by our ID group and

> her clinical picture/findings were not felt to be secondary to an infection.

> She also had a negative bone scan.  I welcome any thoughts.

> Regards, Chris

> 

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> Chris Seroogy, M.D.

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