primary immunodeficiency disorders in infants attending Minia University Hospital | ||
| Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 13 February 2024 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2024.250035.1552 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sheren Esam Maher1; mostafa ahmed elsayed abuelela2; Nageh Shehata Mohamed1; Saeed Ahmed mohamed* 1 | ||
| 1Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt | ||
| 2clinical pathology , faculty of medicine , minia university | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction: Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PID) are a group of disorders of the immune system. (PIDs) are genetically inherited diseases characterized by an increased susceptibility to infections, autoimmunity, lymphoproliferation, and malignancies. PIDs are under-diagnosed, and the registered cases and prevalence are below the estimated numbers, especially in countries with high consanguinity rates. Early diagnosis leads to better outcomes and lower costs because of earlier initiation of appropriate treatment. Objective: To identify the prevalence of various types of primary immunodeficiency disorders in infants at Minia university hospitals Patients and methods: This study included 40 cases from age 0-2 years diagnosed as Primary Immunodeficiency attending to the Pediatric Rheumatology and immunology out-patient clinic and admitted to inpatient ward in Minya University Children Results: The median age of onset was 13 months, the median age at diagnosis was 11 months, and the median diagnosis lag was 5 months among 40 cases, including 27 (67.5%) male and 13 (32.5%) women. The male-to-female ratio was 2:1. Results revealed that PIDs is common between consanguineous parents (70%) with positive history of sibling died (40%) and history of sibling diagnosed as PID (8%). The most common type was Predominantly antibody deficiencies (PAD) 17 (42.5%) patients with least dominant Disorder of immune dysregulation 1 (2.5%) patient. The most common presentation was recurrent pneumonia (52.5%). The mortality rate was 12.5%. Conclusion: PID cases are present and under-diagnosed in Minia governorate, due to lack of awareness with these cases, history of sibling death were additional significant warning signs in our community. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| PID; CVID; Minia University | ||
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