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. 2013 Nov 16;34(1):10–22. doi: 10.1007/s10875-013-9954-6

Table VII.

Warning signs of PIDD for hematologists

Clinical occurrences PIDD Laboratory tests
Thrombocytopenia with small-sized platelets Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) CBC including platelet number and size (small sized platelets); CMI, AMI
Other symptoms: eczema and recurrent infections
X-linked thrombocytopenia
Autoimmune cytopenias (autoimmune anemia, thrombocytopenia and neutropenia) Common variable immunodeficiency AMI, ANA
Other features: recurrent infections
Fever, splenomegaly without evidence of malignancy, cytopenias Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) CBC, triglycerides, ferritin, EBNA
Lymphadenopathy + Splenomegaly Autoimmune lymphoproliferative disease Increased number of alpha beta double-negative T cells (CD3 + CD4-CD8-), ANA, RCP
Excluding neoplasias and infections Apoptosis defects
Quantitative and qualitative defects of neutrophils (neutropenia and neutrophilia) Neutropenias P
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)
Leukocyte adhesion deficiency Leukocytosis, CD18+ cells
Partial albinism, Chediak-Higashi or Griscelli syndrome Enlarged cytoplasm granules

Abbreviations: AMI antibody mediated immunity, ANA antinuclear antibodies, CBC complete blood count, CMI cellular mediated immunity, EBNA Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen, P phagocytosis, RCP reactive C protein