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. 2021 Apr 30;41(6):1272–1290. doi: 10.1007/s10875-021-01031-5

Table 1.

Clinical features of patients with IL-21R deficiency

Patient Total n (%) P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13
First description Erman 2015 Novel Novel Novel Kotlarz 2014 Novel Kotlarz 2013 Kotlarz 2013 Kotlarz 2013 Kotlarz 2013 Ives 2013 Stepensky 2015 Novel
Age 11 1 8* 9 19* 19 4* 10* 18* 9* 15* 15 6
Sex Male Female Male Male Male Female Male Male Male Male Female Female Female
Age of onset (years) 0.5 -*** 1 1.5 4 2 2 4 5 3 3 2 -***
Age at diagnosis (years) 5 1 2 6 19 19 n\a n\a 13 8 13 8 0.3
Consanguinity + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Bacterial infections
    Recurrent bacterial respiratory infections 11 (84.6) + + + + + + + + + + +
    Bronchiectasis 6 (46.2) + + + + + +
    Recurrent otitis media 6 (46.2) + + + + + +
    Respiratory mycobacterial infections 2 (15.4) M. tuberculosis M. massilense
Fungal infections
    Fungal respratory infections 5 (38.5) P. jirovecii + P. jirovecii P. jirovecii P. jirovecii
    Candidiasis 5 (38.5) Esophageal Hepatosplenic Esophageal Esophageal Systemic
Parasitic infestations
    Cryptosporidiosis-associated cholangitis 6 (46.2) + + + + + +
    Cryptosporidiosis intestinal inflammation 5 (38.5) + + + + +
Viral infections Rubella persistance CMV penumonia, CMV retinitis, Chronic norovirus infection Chronic norovirus infection CMV infection
Inflammatory complications
    Liver fibrosis 2 (18.2) + +
Failure to thrive 5 (38.5) + + + + +
Asthma 3 (23.1) + + +
Other Polydactily, celiac-like findings, giardiasis Recurrent bronchiolitis, hepatomegaly Mediastinal and intestinal lymphadenopathy, lupus-like skin inflammation Food allergies Recurrent sinusitis, H. pylori associated gastritis, hepatomegaly Bacteremia. Hematogenous spread of M. massilense H. pylori gastritis
Treatment HSCT, Prophylactic antibacterial therapy and IVIG Prophylactic antibacterial therapy and IVIG Prophylactic antibacterial therapy and IVIG Steroids, Prophylactic antibacterial therapy and IVIG HSCT, prophylactic antibacterial therapy, Voriconazole and IVIG Omalizumab, Prophylactic antibacterial therapy and IVIG Liver transplant at age 4 y HSCT Prophylactic antibacterial therapy and IVIG Prophylactic antibacterial therapy and IVIG HSCT, prophylatic antibacterial therapy, IVIG HSCT HSCT
Outcome Died due to pulmonary aspergillosis day +61 post-HSCT Alive Died due to severe diarrhea Died due to pulmonary complications Died due to multiorgan failure day +55 post-HSCT Alive Died due to bacteremia, systemic CMV infection and multiorgan failure day +542 Died due to multiorgan failure and graft rejection day +84 Died due to liver and respiratory failure Died due to infectious complications with liver and renal failure Died due to severe digestive GvHD/CMV ARDS day +149 post-HSCT Alive Alive

n/p not published, n/a not applicable, * age at time of death, ** age at clinical description, ***asymptomatic, CMV cytomegaly virus, HSCT hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, IVIG intravenous immunoglobulin stubstitution, ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome