17-year-old female
Case#: 17-year-old female, F, Age of Report:17 y.o., Ethnicity: Cuban descent.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001510 (Growth delay), HP:0004322 (Short stature), HP:0000696 (Delayed eruption of permanent teeth/secondary tooth eruption delay), HP:0000858 (Irregular menstruation/irregular menses), HP:0100607 (Dysmenorrhea), HP:0012384 (Rhinitis), HP:0002099 (Asthma), HP:0001025 (Urticaria), HP:0031796 (Recurrent), HP:0000403 (Recurrent otitis media), HP:0010606 (Hordeolum/hordeolums), HP:0031796 (Recurrent), HP:0012204 (Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis/vaginal candidiasis), HP:0032168 (Clostridium difficile colitis), HP:0004315 (Decreased circulating IgG concentration/low IgG levels), HP:0045082 (Decreased body mass index/low BMI), HP:0001382 (Joint hypermobility/hyperextensible joints), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0009765 (Low hanging columella), HP:0000219 (Thin upper lip vermilion/thin upper lip), HP:0007495 (Prematurely aged appearance/aged appearance), HP:0010976 (B lymphocytopenia/low absolute B cells), HP:0410376 (Increased proportion of naive CD8 T cells/elevated CD8 T cell),
CaseHPOFreeText: This is a 17-year-old female of Cuban descent, born to nonconsanguineous parents at 36 weeks gestational age to an uncomplicated pregnancy. Her birth weight and length were average for gestational age (7 pounds, 18 in.). She presented with a history of growth delay, short stature, and secondary tooth eruption delay. She measured below her growth curve at 1 year of age. She had growth hormone testing which resulted normal; however, she received growth hormone therapy from 3 to 10 years of age with a good response. At that time, she underwent genetic testing for short stature; however, no genetic causes of short stature were found. She has a history of irregular menses and dysmenorrhea with work-up for possible etiologies, including polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), resulting negative. She has met all developmental milestones appropriately and has normal cognition.
She has nonallergic rhinitis, mild intermittent asthma, and acute recurrent urticaria. Her history of infections includes recurrent episodes of otitis media since she was toddler requiring placement of 3 sets of ear tubes and tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. She has a history of recurrent hordeolums and frequent episodes of vaginal candidiasis attributed to the many courses of antibiotics she has received for her various infections. She had one episode of Clostridium difficile colitis 6 months prior to presentation to our clinic. Prior immunologic evaluation at a different institution at 9 years of age was remarkable for low IgG levels, which ranged from 435 to 511 mg/dL [ref 759–1549 mg/dL]. A skin prick test to aeroallergens resulted negative. She did not receive intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) or subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy at that time.
Her physical exam was relevant for short stature (1 percentile, z = − 2.33), low weight for age (< 1 percentile, z = − 2.69), low BMI (15 percentile), and hyperextensible joints. Her facial features were significant for a prominent forehead, triangular face, low-hanging columella, thin upper lip, and aged appearance. Given concern for immune deficiency, a complete immune evaluation was obtained. Her results revealed hypogammaglobulinemia (IgG of 610 mg/dL [ref 694–1618 mg/dL]), with IgM and IgA within the reference range. The lymphocyte subset panel revealed remarkably low absolute B cells (34 cells/μL [ref 130–800 cells/μL]) and percentage (1% [ref 9–30%]). CD4 T cells were within the reference range, and CD8 T cell counts (1091 cells/μL [ref 240–890 cells/μL]) and percentage (40% [ref 17–36%]) were elevated. She had low CD4:CD8 ratio (0.84 [ref 1.00–2.90]). Follow-up B cell panel corroborated the finding of low absolute B cells (70 cells/μL [ref 100–500 cells/μL]) and revealed increased transitional B cells (6.6% CD19 + CD27-CD21-IgM+ [ref 0.5–2.8%]) and naïve B cells (5.9% CD19 + CD27-CD21-CD38- [ref 0.3–2.3%]). ImmunoCAP IgE to aeroallergens was negative, and total IgE was 2 kU/L [ref < 114 kU/L]. Vaccine boosters to S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, diphtheria, and tetanus were given. Subsequent titers revealed protective antibodies to S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, and diphtheria and absent response to tetanus. Her lymphocyte mitogen proliferation showed normal lymphocyte responses to phytohaemagglutinin, concanavalin A, and pokeweed mitogen. Viral testing was not performed. At this time, the decision was made to start amoxicillin prophylaxis and monthly IVIG replacement therapy.
After initiating treatment with IVIG, our patient did not have new episodes of ear or sinus infections. IgG levels have remained within normal limits with monthly IVIG therapy. Given the finding of a PIK3R1 pathogenic variant and its known associations with SHORT syndrome, she was referred to ophthalmology and endocrinology. Of note, she started complaining of frequent headaches, not associated with administration of IVIG. Brain and cervical spine MRI revealed a Chiari I malformation for which she is being evaluated by neurosurgery.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: She did not have protective titers to tetanus, diphtheria, pneumococcus, or influenzae.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: Invitae primary immunodeficiency 207-gene panel was obtained.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1425+1G>C (n.336+1G>C).
ClinVar: 156009.
CAID: CA170736.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: Results revealed a heterozygous “pathogenic variant” in PIK3R1 (c.1425 + 1G > C) with an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance in association with APDS2. This variant is a missense point mutation affecting a donor splice site in intron 11, resulting in exclusion of exon 11 (Fig. 1). Her parents are not carriers of this pathogenic variant, indicating this is a de novo mutation.
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CasePMIDs: N/A.