Abstract

An abnormal regulation of immune responses leads to autoimmune and inflammatory manifestations in patients with primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs). The objective of our study was to evaluate the frequency of non-infectious and non-malignant manifestations in a large cohort of patients included in the Slovenian national PID registry and to assess the time of manifestation onset with respect to the time of PID diagnosis. Medical records of registered patients were reviewed. Data on autoimmunity, lymphoproliferation, autoinflammation, allergies, PID diagnosis, and underlying genetic defects were collected and analyzed. The time of each manifestation onset was determined and compared with the time of PID diagnosis. As of May 2015, 247 patients with 50 different PIDs were registered in the Slovenian national PID registry (147 males, 100 females; mean age 20years). Mean disease duration was 14years; 78% of patients were younger than 18years; and 22% of patients were adults. Diagnosis of PID was genetically confirmed in 51% of patients. Non-infectious and non-malignant manifestations were present in 69/235 (29%) patients, including autoimmune manifestations in 52/235 (22%), lymphoproliferative/granulomatous in 28/235 (12%), autoinflammatory in 12/247 (5%), and allergic manifestations in 10/235 (4%) of all registered patients. Autoimmune manifestations were present in all patients whose PIDs were classified as diseases of immune dysregulation, 47% of patients with chronic granulomatous disease, and 38% of patients with predominantly antibody immune deficiencies. A high prevalence of non-infectious and non-malignant manifestations among patients in the Slovenian national PID registry suggests common genetic factors of autoimmunity, inflammation, and immunodeficiency. Patients with PID should be routinely screened for autoimmune and inflammatory manifestations at the time of PID diagnosis and during the long-term follow up.

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