Table 1.
Age | Weight/height SDS | Main diagnosis and symptoms. Treatment | Somatic features | Laboratory features |
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1 month | N/A | Septicemia, pneumonia | Erythroderma | IgE 855 IU/mL (<10) |
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3–5 months | N/A | Pneumonias Urinary tract infections Intermittent dyspepsia Meningitis |
Hypotrophy Enlarged peripheral lymph nodes Pruritic eczematous dermatitis |
N/A |
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6 months | Weight 4590 g (−3.67 SDS) Height 60 cm (−2.6 SDS) |
Bronchiolitis Complex treatment with respiratory therapy, antibiotics, topical emollients/steroids, antihistamines, and dietary feeding with protein hydrolyzed lactose free formula |
Hypotrophy Enlarged peripheral lymph nodes Pruritic eczematous dermatitis Muscle hypotonia Left kidney malrotation Hydronephrosis and mild vesicoureteral reflux |
IgG 9.11 g/L (1.39–9.34) IgM 1.02 g/L (0.2–1.2) IgA 0.38 g/L (0.04–0.78) IgE > 4000 IU/mL (<10) Eosinophilia 13% Normal T and B cell subset quantification Mild iron deficiency Hemoglobin 115 g/L |
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1.6 years | 7400 g (−3.42 SDS) |
Diabetes mellitus Right thigh phlegmon Transient watery diarrhea with weight loss up to 6800 g Insulin dose of 1.3 U/kg b.w. Surgical incision and antibiotics Protein hydrolyzed lactose free formula and gluten-free diet |
Coarse face with prominent forehead, broad nasal bridge, bulbous nose, and macroglossia Joint hyperextensibility Subcutaneous cold abscesses on the neck and face Eczematous dermatitis Napkin's dermatitis Balanoposthitis |
Blood sugar 27 mmol/L No ketones Anti-GAD65 antibodies 32 ng/mL (normal <32) Anti-insulin antibodies 60.1 IU/mL (<10) Basal C-peptide 158.7 pmol/L (198–960) Tissue transglutaminase IgA antibodies 5.2 U/mL (<7.0) TSH 1.34 mIU/L (0.4–4.2) fT4 11.2 pmol/L (9.8–18.9) |
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1.9 years | 9300 g (−2.80 SDS) |
Intermittent watery diarrhea Insulin dose 0.75 U/kg b.w. Lactose/gluten-free diet |
Mentioned above | HbA1c 7.65% (4–6) (COBAS INTEGRA/Roche diagnostic system) |
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2.1–2.3 years | 7000–11500 g | Severe watery diarrhea Hypoglycemias Vomiting and intolerance to oral feeding Reduced insulin dose 0.3 to 0.1 U/kg b.w Parenteral nutrition Antibiotics i.v. Corticosteroids i.v. Drainage of peritoneal transudation Diuretics |
Mentioned above + severe malnutrition Enlarged tensed abdomen, visible abdominal wall veins, intestinal sacculations, and significant abdominal dropsy Lung hypervolemia on X-ray examination |
Proteinuria with granular and hyaline casts Hypoproteinemia 52.8 g/L Na 120 mmol/L Ca 1.89 mmol/L K 3.9 mmol/L Metabolic nonketotic acidosis (pH 7.15) Normal urea Creatinine and transaminases Uroculture negative Varied bacterial and Candida contamination of the stools |