Table 4.

Adverse events and outcomes


Syndrome and patient ID no.

Infectious adverse events

Immune adverse events

Other adverse events

Status
Typical complete     
    DiGeorge syndrome      
        DIG103   Central line infections with Enterococcus faecalis, day + 4, with Candida parapsilosis, day + 48, and Staphylococcus epidermitis, day + 53; fever and coagulopathy for 3 weeks starting day + 89 (cultures negative)   None   Feeding intolerance, days + 89 to + 114, with diarrhea, coagulopathy, and fever; clot around central line, day + 67, associated with elevated platelets (701 000/mm3), treated with aspirin until patient had bleeding via rectum   At home on tube feedings 2.1 years after thymus transplantation  
        DIG105   Stool positive for C difficile toxin, days - 5, + 13, + 56, + 77; stool positive for enterovirus, day + 13; wound infection from suture removal, day + 39; fever, day + 161—treated 2 days in hospital (culture negative)   Thrombocytopenia (to 30 000/mm3) with elevated antiplatelet antibodies, day + 19, that responded to IVIG; ANC dropped to 315/mm3 but responded to discontinuation of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole   Poor oral intake   At home on oral feedings 1.5 years after transplantation  
Atypical complete     
    DiGeorge syndrome patients      
        DIG102   Adenovirus in stool, days + 8, + 28, + 53, + 98, + 99, + 119; central line infections, days + 340, + 432, + 580   Nephrotic syndrome, days + 261 to + 416; urticaria started day + 286, resolved; mediastinal lymphadenopathy with biopsy day + 913 showing normal nodes   Hypoxemia at night, day + 603 from VCFS, resolved without therapy; sucrase deficiency (feeding intolerance) since birth   At home on sacrosidase in oral feedings 2.7 years after transplantation  
        DIG104   Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in lungs, day - 6 to death at day + 137; enterovirus in stool, days + 1 to + 27; urine with yeast, days + 33, + 42; blood positive for S epidermidis, days + 56, + 76, + 94; C difficile toxin in stool, days + 115, + 127; respiratory arrest, day + 120 from RSV; intubated, day + 130 for RSV   Rash and lymphadenopathy, day - 6 to death   Infantile spasms, day + 104 to death; bladder retention, day + 16 to death, secondary to fatty filum of spinal cord; developmental delay from birth to death; decubitus ulcer, day + 115   Death from RSV on day + 137 after transplantation  
        DIG106   Blood with S epidermidis, days - 8, 0, + 93; urine with enterococcus, days + 7, + 23, + 142; stool positive for C difficile toxin, days + 36, + 182; rhinovirus in tracheal aspirate, days + 126, + 133, + 142, + 147, then negative after treatment   Absolute eosinophil count to 10 804/mm3 with rash on day + 39, treated with steroids   Swallow study showed aspiration, so patient was placed on all tube feedings; pulmonary hypertension, moderate; severe developmental delay   At home on tube feedings 1.5 years after transplantation  
        DIG107
 
Stool positive for adenovirus, day - 10; stool positive for rotavirus, days - 7, + 30, + 41, + 56, + 80, + 89; urine positive for Klebsiella pneumoniae, day - 7
 
None
 
Frank aspiration on swallowing, study day - 9; deafness documented day + 40; diarrhea secondary to rotavirus until 6 months after transplantation
 
At home on tube feedings 1.4 years after transplantation
 

Syndrome and patient ID no.

Infectious adverse events

Immune adverse events

Other adverse events

Status
Typical complete     
    DiGeorge syndrome      
        DIG103   Central line infections with Enterococcus faecalis, day + 4, with Candida parapsilosis, day + 48, and Staphylococcus epidermitis, day + 53; fever and coagulopathy for 3 weeks starting day + 89 (cultures negative)   None   Feeding intolerance, days + 89 to + 114, with diarrhea, coagulopathy, and fever; clot around central line, day + 67, associated with elevated platelets (701 000/mm3), treated with aspirin until patient had bleeding via rectum   At home on tube feedings 2.1 years after thymus transplantation  
        DIG105   Stool positive for C difficile toxin, days - 5, + 13, + 56, + 77; stool positive for enterovirus, day + 13; wound infection from suture removal, day + 39; fever, day + 161—treated 2 days in hospital (culture negative)   Thrombocytopenia (to 30 000/mm3) with elevated antiplatelet antibodies, day + 19, that responded to IVIG; ANC dropped to 315/mm3 but responded to discontinuation of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole   Poor oral intake   At home on oral feedings 1.5 years after transplantation  
Atypical complete     
    DiGeorge syndrome patients      
        DIG102   Adenovirus in stool, days + 8, + 28, + 53, + 98, + 99, + 119; central line infections, days + 340, + 432, + 580   Nephrotic syndrome, days + 261 to + 416; urticaria started day + 286, resolved; mediastinal lymphadenopathy with biopsy day + 913 showing normal nodes   Hypoxemia at night, day + 603 from VCFS, resolved without therapy; sucrase deficiency (feeding intolerance) since birth   At home on sacrosidase in oral feedings 2.7 years after transplantation  
        DIG104   Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in lungs, day - 6 to death at day + 137; enterovirus in stool, days + 1 to + 27; urine with yeast, days + 33, + 42; blood positive for S epidermidis, days + 56, + 76, + 94; C difficile toxin in stool, days + 115, + 127; respiratory arrest, day + 120 from RSV; intubated, day + 130 for RSV   Rash and lymphadenopathy, day - 6 to death   Infantile spasms, day + 104 to death; bladder retention, day + 16 to death, secondary to fatty filum of spinal cord; developmental delay from birth to death; decubitus ulcer, day + 115   Death from RSV on day + 137 after transplantation  
        DIG106   Blood with S epidermidis, days - 8, 0, + 93; urine with enterococcus, days + 7, + 23, + 142; stool positive for C difficile toxin, days + 36, + 182; rhinovirus in tracheal aspirate, days + 126, + 133, + 142, + 147, then negative after treatment   Absolute eosinophil count to 10 804/mm3 with rash on day + 39, treated with steroids   Swallow study showed aspiration, so patient was placed on all tube feedings; pulmonary hypertension, moderate; severe developmental delay   At home on tube feedings 1.5 years after transplantation  
        DIG107
 
Stool positive for adenovirus, day - 10; stool positive for rotavirus, days - 7, + 30, + 41, + 56, + 80, + 89; urine positive for Klebsiella pneumoniae, day - 7
 
None
 
Frank aspiration on swallowing, study day - 9; deafness documented day + 40; diarrhea secondary to rotavirus until 6 months after transplantation
 
At home on tube feedings 1.4 years after transplantation
 

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