Selective IgM deficiency: Follow-up and outcome. 2021

Canan Caka, and Ozlem Cimen, and Pinar Kahyaoğlu, and İlhan Tezcan, and Deniz Cagdas
Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.

Selective IgM deficiency (sIgMD) is classified under primary immunodeficiencies (PID). This study aimed to define the clinical and immunologic features of sIgMD. We assessed a retrospective medical record of patients who fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for sIgMD in a pediatric immunology department. There were 55 patients with sIgMD. Out of 55 patients, 13 (23.6%) patients, diagnosed with a well-defined PID disease, and nine, evaluated as transient hypogammaglobulinemia, were excluded in the follow-up. The ratio of the sIgMD was %0.12 in the outpatient clinic of pediatric immunology (33/27,000). Out of 33 patients, eight (24,2%) were asymptomatic during the follow-up period. Fifteen (45.4%) patients presented with upper/lower respiratory and skin infections. Six patients (18%) had chromosomal anomaly, or syndrome (trisomy 21, 22q11.2 deletion 1p deletion, CHARGE syndrome, and Cohen syndrome). Six (18%) had autoimmune/inflammatory diseases, such as Behcet's disease, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, Crohn's disease, Guillain-Barre syndrome, and diabetes mellitus. Five (15%) had allergic disorders. Three patients (9%) developed malignancy. The PID diagnoses were combined immunodeficiency, common variable immunodeficiency, chronic granulomatous disease, adenosine deaminase deficiency, and congenital neutropenia. Genetic disorders, autoimmune/inflammatory, and allergic diseases may accompany sIgMD. Approximately 25% of the patients were asymptomatic in our series. Patients had increased malignancy risk. We diagnosed about 25% of the patients having low IgM with a specific PID in the follow-up period. Thus, patients with sIgMD should be followed up regularly in immunology clinics.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007075 Immunoglobulin M A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin. Gamma Globulin, 19S,IgM,IgM Antibody,IgM1,IgM2,19S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgM
D007153 Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Syndromes in which there is a deficiency or defect in the mechanisms of immunity, either cellular or humoral. Antibody Deficiency Syndrome,Deficiency Syndrome, Immunologic,Deficiency Syndromes, Antibody,Deficiency Syndromes, Immunologic,Immunologic Deficiency Syndrome,Immunological Deficiency Syndromes,Antibody Deficiency Syndromes,Deficiency Syndrome, Antibody,Deficiency Syndrome, Immunological,Deficiency Syndromes, Immunological,Immunological Deficiency Syndrome,Syndrome, Antibody Deficiency,Syndrome, Immunologic Deficiency,Syndrome, Immunological Deficiency,Syndromes, Antibody Deficiency,Syndromes, Immunologic Deficiency,Syndromes, Immunological Deficiency
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000361 Agammaglobulinemia An immunologic deficiency state characterized by an extremely low level of generally all classes of gamma-globulin in the blood. Hypogammaglobulinemia,Agammaglobulinemias,Hypogammaglobulinemias
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective

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