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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Immunol. 2019 Jan 24;39(1):112–117. doi: 10.1007/s10875-019-0589-0

Table 1.

Clinical summary of cases

Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4 Patient 5 Patient 6 Patient 7
Diagnosis DNA Ligase IV Ataxia Telangiectasia Ataxia telangiectasia Ataxia Telangiectasia CID (unknown genetics) Coronin1A Cartilage hair hypoplasia
MMR vaccine 12m 24m 12m and 17m 18m 5y and 9y 3y and 5.7y 1y
Age of onset of inflammatory process 15m 30m 39m 10 years 13 years 13 years 15 years
Sites of chronic inflammation Skin
Liver
Intestine
Skin Skin Skin Skin Skin and underlying bone Skin
Liver
Kidney
Larynx
Palate
Bone marrow
Sites where rubella was detected by immunofluorescence or PCR Skin
Liver
Skin Skin Skin Skin Skin Skin
Liver
Kidney
CD3 count 380 cells/uL 240 cells/uL 3074 cells/uL 3085 cells/uL 453 cells/uL 464 cells/uL 550 cells/uL
CD4 count 73 cells/uL 153 cells/uL 2450 cells/uL 1091 cells/uL 189 cells/uL 224 cells/uL 450 cells/uL
CD19 count 21 cells/uL 77 cells/uL 178 cells/uL 0 cells/uL (postrituximab) 312 cells/uL 24 cells/uL 120 cells/uL
NK cell count 432 cells/uL 184 cells/uL 1158 cells/uL 560 cells/uL 105 cells/uL 144 cells/uL 120 cells/uL
Previous treatments Immune modulatory: Topical steroids No improvement Antimicrobial: Cryotherapy Erythromycin Imiquimod No improvement

Immune modulatory: Tacrolimus cream Hydroxycholorquine Topical steroids No improvement

Oral prednisone led to some improvement
Immune modulatory: Topical steroids NSAID No improvement Immune modulatory: Abatacept No improvement Antimicrobial: Linezolid Clarithromycin Rifampin Isoniazid Ethambutal Voriconazole Posaconazole Interferon No improvement

Amputation of finger- continued local spread
Antimicrobial: Cotrimoxazole, Azithromycin, Fluconazole, Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, Ciprofloxacin No improvement

Immune modulatory: Topical steroids No improvement

Surgical excision- local recurrence
Antimicrobial:Azathioprine Azithromycin No improvement

Immune modulatory; Mycophenolic acid No improvement

Cyclosporine and steroids- partial response
Treated with IVIG + + + + + + +
Response to nitazoxanide Dose: 32mg/kg/d

Given for norovirus- for 5 weeks with no improvement in skin lesions
Dose: 7mg/kg/d

Tried for one year without improvement
Dose: 11mg/kg/d

Tried for five months without improvement
Dose: 22mg/kg/d

Slowing in progression and loss of rubella in skin on biopsy but subsequent involvement of bone
Dose: 16mg/kg/d

Tried for 5 months without clinical improvement although rubella became undetectable by immunohistochemistry
Dose: 25mg/kg/d

Tried for 4 months, no improvement
Dose: 20mg/kg/d

After two months, lesions in skin, liver and kidney improved and improvement was sustained until death
Outcome HSCT with ultimate death at d+ 135 although with improvement in lesions Progression of granulomas with persistent rubella on repeat biopsy HSCT with improvement in lesions (currently d+140) Alive Deceased from PML Alive without HSCT (age at last F/U 18 years) Deceased from PML