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ArticleEndocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets2024

Immunological Evaluation of Pediatric Patients with Polyautoimmunity.

Fatemeh Sadat Mahdavi, Marzieh Tavakol, Fatemeh Aghamahdi, Homa Sadri, Zahra Chavoshzadeh, Mahnaz Jamee, Shahab Noorian, Mohammad Reza Alaei, Pooya Ashkevari, Juan-Manuel Anaya and 3 more

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  1. Endocrinopathies associated with pediatric common variable immunodeficiency.Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM · 2025
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Fatemeh Sadat MahdaviStudent Research Committee, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-9698-462X
Marzieh TavakolNon-communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Fatemeh AghamahdiNon-communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Homa SadriNon-communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Zahra ChavoshzadehImmunology and Allergy Department, Mofid Children's Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahnaz JameeImmunology and Allergy Department, Mofid Children's Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shahab NoorianDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Mohammad Reza AlaeiDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Mofid Children's Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Pooya AshkevariStudent Research Committee, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Juan-Manuel AnayaHealth Research and Innovation Center at Coosalud EPS, Cartagena,130001, Colombia.
Hassan AbolhassaniDivision of Clinical Immunology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute at Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hans D OchsDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, and Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
Gholamreza AziziNon-communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Jahrom University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRKarolinska University Hospital · SESeattle Children's Hospital · USThomas Jefferson University · US

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Vice Chancellor for Research, Alborz University of Medical Sciences Grant No. 103-4115
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAutoimmunity can be the first or predominant manifestation in patients with primary immunodeficiency disorder, also known as inborn errors of immunity (IEI). This study aims to evaluate the immune status of pediatric patients with polyautoimmunity to identify those with underlying immune defects.

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, pediatric patients with polyautoimmunity including at least one confirmed autoimmune endocrine disease were enrolled. Demographic and clinical data were collected using a questionnaire based on medical records and direct family interviews. For each patient, a basic immunologic evaluation was performed. The clinical diagnosis was established according to the criteria of the European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID). Based on the presence or absence of a history of severe and/or recurrent infections, patients were divided into two groups for comparison.

resultsThirty-nine patients, 18 males (46.2%) and 21 females (53.8%), were included. Fourteen patients (35.9%) had consanguineous parents. Fifteen patients (38.5%) had a history of severe and/or recurrent infections. The median (interquartile range: IQR) age of our patients at the time of evaluation was 11.1 (9-16) years. The median (IQR) age at the onset of infections and autoimmunities were 3 (1-10.8) and 5 (2.6-8) years, respectively. The most common infectious complications reported were pneumonia and candidiasis, each in 12.8% of the patients. The most prevalent autoimmune disorders were type 1 diabetes (74.3%) and autoimmune thyroiditis (58.9%). IEI was diagnosed in six patients (15.38%), five of which were from the group with severe or recurrent infections: three with selective IgA deficiency, two with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), and one with immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, Xlinked (IPEX), but without a history of infections.

conclusionThe occurrence of early onset polyautoimmunity in association with severe and/or recurrent infections or in patients with a positive family history should be a warning sign for physicians to initiate an evaluation for possible immunodeficiency disorders to prevent complications through early treatment.

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AutoimmunityAdolescentAutoimmune DiseasesChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesMalePolyendocrinopathies, Autoimmuneautoimmune endocrinopathyautoimmunity.inborn errors of immunitypediatric patientsPolyautoimmunityrecurrent infections

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