[PAGID] Difficult diagnosis

Jane Peake j.peake at uq.edu.au
Wed Jan 14 23:13:01 EST 2009


I am uncertain what is wrong with this baby who certainly has a
significant immune deficiency and would appreciate any ideas.

Kind regards

Dr Jane Peake



Female infant DOB 28/05/08



- Thrush -3/52- req topical and oral therapy

- RSV bronchiolitis - 22 weeks - requiring hospitalisation and oxygen -
not ventilated

- Failure to thrive - Noted to have dropped across centiles from 10th at
birth (length 25th) to well below 3rd centile

- Severe PCP pneumonia - 6/12age - ventilated and oxygen



Ix at 6/12 - IgG 0.5 (probably maternal) no IgA or IgM - no tetanus
antibody titres - (fully immunised)



T and B cell subsets CD3 86%, CD4 51%, CD8 34%, CD19 6%, CD56/16 7%



PHA results

16/12/2008





02/01/2009



PHA conc.

Control

Patient

Control

Patient

0

582

306

59

179

0.63

1196

416

86

754

1.25

169462

481

75119

4115

2.5

306720

938

168981

9677

5

374675

5752

254529

23844



Chromosomes normal - no suggestion of abnormalities of Ch 1, 9, 16
following PHA stimulation (excludes ICF syndrome)





Dr Jane Peake
Paediatric Immunologist and Allergist
Royal Children's Hospital
Herston Rd
Herston QLD 4029
AUSTRALIA
Tel: (61 7) 33 65 53 33
Fax: (61 7) 33 65 54 55



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