title: Severe combined immunodeficiency: otolaryngological presentation and management.
abstract: In order to increase the awareness of otolaryngologists of severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome (SCIDS) so they may contribute to an earlier diagnosis of this disorder, we performed a retrospective chart review of a multicenter series from 2 children's hospital medical centers. Eighteen cases were identified, and 14 had an otolaryngological presentation. The average age of presentation was 3.3 months, and 72% were males. Most cases were inherited in an X-linked fashion. Five patients had thrush; 4 had recurrent otitis media. Other otolaryngological presentations included cough, mouth ulcers, pharyngitis, mastoiditis, and bilateral neck abscess. The most severe form of immunodeficiency, SCIDS is a rare condition that involves a disorder in both T and B cell functions. The manifestations involving the head and neck include recurrent upper respiratory tract infections, otitis media, thrush, oral ulcers, and abscesses. It is important that SCIDS be considered in any infant with recurrences of these common infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Stocks
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Church
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kun
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Simms
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D003371:Cough / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D016720:Pneumocystis Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016511:Severe Combined Immunodeficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy