Schimke immunoosseous dysplasia: an ultra-rare disease. a 20-year case series from the tertiary hospital in the Czech Republic
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Schimke immunoosseous dysplasia (SIOD) is an ultra-rare inherited disease affecting many organ systems. Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, T-cell immunodeficiency and steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome are the main symptoms of this disease.
CASE PRESENTATION: We aimed to characterize the clinical, pathological and genetic features of SIOD patients received at tertiary Pediatric Nephrology Center, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic during the period 2001-2021. The mean age at diagnosis was 21 months (range 18-48 months).
All patients presented with growth failure, nephropathy and immunodeficiency. Infections and neurologic complications were present in most of the affected children during the course of the disease.
CONCLUSIONS: Although SIOD is a disease characterized by specific features, the individual phenotype may differ. Neurologic signs can severely affect the quality of life; the view on the management of SIOD is not uniform.
Currently, new therapeutic methods are required.