Bronchiectasis is associated with delayed diagnosis and adverse outcomes in the New Zealand Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorders cohort study

Ameratunga, R; Jordan, A; Cavadino, A; Ameratunga, S; Hills, T; Steele, R; Hurst, M; McGettigan, B; Chua, I; Brewerton, M; Kennedy, N; Koopmans, W; Ahn, Y; Barker, R; Allan, C; Storey, P; Slade, C; Baker, A; Huang, L; Woon, ST

Author(s): Ameratunga, R; Jordan, A; Cavadino, A; Ameratunga, S; Hills, T; Steele, R; Hurst, M; McGettigan, B; Chua, I; Brewerton, M; Kennedy, N; Koopmans, W; Ahn, Y; Barker, R; Allan, C; Storey, P; Slade, C; Baker, A; Huang, L; Woon, ST;
Details: Publication Year 2021-03-23,Volume 204,Issue #3,Page 352-360
Journal Title: Clinical and Experimental Immunology
Abstract: Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorders (CVID) is a multisystem disorder where target organ damage is mediated by infective, autoimmune and inflammatory processes. Bronchiectasis is probably the commonest disabling complication of CVID. The risk factors for bronchiectasis in CVID patients are incompletely understood. The New Zealand (NZ) CVID study (NZCS) is a nationwide longitudinal observational study of adults, which commenced in 2006. In this analysis, the prevalence and risk factors for bronchiectasis were examined in the NZCS. After informed consent, clinical and demographic data were obtained with an interviewer-assisted questionnaire. Linked electronic clinical records and laboratory results were also reviewed. Statistical methods were applied to determine if variables such as early onset disease, delay in diagnosis and increased numbers of infections were associated with greater risk of bronchiectasis. One hundred and seven adult patients with a diagnosis of CVID are currently enrolled in the NZCS, comprising approximately 70% of patients known to have CVID in NZ. Fifty patients (46.7%) had radiologically proven bronchiectasis. This study has shown that patients with bronchiectasis have an increased mortality at a younger age compared to those without bronchiectasis. CVID patients with bronchiectasis had a greater number of severe infections consequent to early onset disease and delayed diagnosis. Indigenous Māori have a high prevalence of CVID and a much greater burden of bronchiectasis compared to NZ Europeans. Diagnostic latency has not improved over the study period. Exposure to large numbers of infections because of early onset disease and delayed diagnosis was associated with an increased risk of bronchiectasis. Earlier diagnosis and treatment of CVID may reduce the risk of bronchiectasis and premature death in some patients.
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: Bronchiectasis; Cvid; Hgus; Hypogammaglobulinemia; Ivig; Scig
Research Division(s): Immunology
PubMed ID: 33755987
Link To PubMed Central Version: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8119856/
Publisher's Version: https://doi.org/10.1111/cei.13595
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