Summary of selected interventions attempted and outcome for each of the children within the cohort
Case . | Interventions . | Outcome . | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular transfusions . | IVIg replacement . | BMT . | Alive/Dead . | Age at death . | Terminal event/Cause of death . | |
1 | Yes | Yes | No | Dead | 14 y | Sepsis with multiorgan failure and toxic epidermal necrolysis (attributed to a cephalosporin) |
2 | No | Yes | No (awaited) | Alive (7 y) | n/a | n/a |
3 | Yes | Yes | No | Dead | 61 mo | Multiorgan failure |
4 | Yes | Yes | No | Dead | 4 y | Admission with seizures, hypokalemia and fevers; rapid onset multiorgan failure; adrenal hemorrhage on autopsy |
5 | Yes | ? | No | Dead | 56 mo | Arrived in shock with severe hypoglycemia; died within hours in multiorgan failure |
6 | Yes | Yes | No | Dead | 25 mo | Cardiac failure secondary to cardiomyopathy (not related to iron overload) |
7 | Yes | Yes | No | Dead | 16 mo | Multiorgan failure (pneumonitis; cardiac failure) |
8 | Yes | Yes | No | Alive (19 y) | n/a | n/a |
9 | No | No | No | Alive (5 y) | n/a | n/a |
10 | Yes | Yes | No | Dead | 28 mo | Cardiac failure secondary to cardiomyopathy (not related to iron overload) |
11 | Yes* | Yes* | Yes (aged 9 mo) | Alive (4 y) | n/a | n/a |
12 | Yes | No | No | Alive (45 mo) | n/a | n/a |
Case . | Interventions . | Outcome . | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular transfusions . | IVIg replacement . | BMT . | Alive/Dead . | Age at death . | Terminal event/Cause of death . | |
1 | Yes | Yes | No | Dead | 14 y | Sepsis with multiorgan failure and toxic epidermal necrolysis (attributed to a cephalosporin) |
2 | No | Yes | No (awaited) | Alive (7 y) | n/a | n/a |
3 | Yes | Yes | No | Dead | 61 mo | Multiorgan failure |
4 | Yes | Yes | No | Dead | 4 y | Admission with seizures, hypokalemia and fevers; rapid onset multiorgan failure; adrenal hemorrhage on autopsy |
5 | Yes | ? | No | Dead | 56 mo | Arrived in shock with severe hypoglycemia; died within hours in multiorgan failure |
6 | Yes | Yes | No | Dead | 25 mo | Cardiac failure secondary to cardiomyopathy (not related to iron overload) |
7 | Yes | Yes | No | Dead | 16 mo | Multiorgan failure (pneumonitis; cardiac failure) |
8 | Yes | Yes | No | Alive (19 y) | n/a | n/a |
9 | No | No | No | Alive (5 y) | n/a | n/a |
10 | Yes | Yes | No | Dead | 28 mo | Cardiac failure secondary to cardiomyopathy (not related to iron overload) |
11 | Yes* | Yes* | Yes (aged 9 mo) | Alive (4 y) | n/a | n/a |
12 | Yes | No | No | Alive (45 mo) | n/a | n/a |
n/a, not applicable.
Child 11’s transfusion dependence and immunodeficiency fully resolved after BMT.