Patient | Age (years) | Delay (years) | Signs and symptoms | Patient’s attribution | ||
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At start of symptoms | At time of diagnosis | At time of interview | ||||
1, F, CVID | 28 | 33 | 38 | 5 | Recurrent sinusitis/ otitis/ rhinitis/ pneumonia, fatigue, weight loss, anosmia, splenomegaly | Increased susceptibility due to pregnancy, being too busy and taking too little rest |
2, F, sIgAdef | 13 | 32 | 35 | 19 | Chronic rhinitis, hypothyroidism, fatigue, stomach and bowel complaints | No considerations, but fear about the diagnosis |
3, F, CVID | 26 | 29 | 35 | 3 | Chronic cough, recurrent otitis/ bronchitis, ITP, alopecia areata, chronic fatigue | Some kind of autoimmune disorder, sensitive lungs |
4, F, CVID | 43 | 46 | 51 | 3 | Being always ill, almost continuously fever, recurrent rhinitis/ otitis/ pneumonia/ sinusitis, anosmia, fatigue, recurrent ITP, chronic diarrhea, meningitis, inguinal lymphadenopathy, weight loss | n/a |
5, M, agammaglobulinemia | 4 | 13 | 59 | 9 | Recurrent meningitis/ pneumonia/ otitis/ sinusitis | XLA (after diagnosed was discovered in his brother) |
6, F, CVID | 45 | 51 | 57 | 6 | Recurrent respiratory infections/ sinusitis/ pneumonia, chronic cough, aphthous lesions, salpingitis, arthralgia, bronchial hyperreactivity, fatigue, exercise intolerance | Some kind of immune disorder |
7, F, unPAD | 0 | 5 | 36 | 5 | Recurrent otitis/ rhinitis/ sinusitis, chronic cough, skin abscess, pneumonia, failure to thrive | n/a |
8, M, CVID | 5 | 40 | 58 | 35 | Recurrent otitis/ rhinitis/ sinusitis/ pneumonia/ varicella zoster/ Giardia lamblia, fatigue, warts, meningitis, anosmia | n/a |
9, F, unPAD | 22 | 42 | 46 | 20 | Recurrent otitis/ sinusitis/ pneumonia/ skin infections, mumps, chickenpox (2x), asthma, Graves’ disease | Initially Graves’ disease and asthma, later after searching the internet an immune disorder |
10, F, CVID | 8 | 23 | 24 | 16 | Erythema nodosum, splenomegaly, enlarged supraclavicular lymph node, fatigue, oral aphthous lesions, being always ill, recurrent otitis/ sinusitis | Iron deficiency anemia, some kind of viral infection |
11, M, sIgAdef | 0 | 4 | 16 | 4 | Recurrent rhinitis/ otitis/ pharyngitis, fatigue, growth retardation, chronic diarrhea | n/a |
12, F, IgG subclass deficiency | 1 | 40 | 44 | 39 | Recurrent sinusitis/ pharyngitis/ respiratory tract infections, fatigue, multiple allergies, asthma, retropharyngeal abscess | Combination of (severe) asthma and allergies |
13, F, Good syndrome | Not precisely known | 68 | 68 | > 30 | Iron deficiency anemia, recurrent lymphadenopathy/ cystitis/ sinusitis/ otitis/ respiratory tract infections, fatigue, chronic diarrhea, diverticulitis | Combination of iron deficiency anemia, asthma and diverticulitis |
14, F, CVID | 40 | 50 | 63 | 10 | Recurrent sinusitis and pneumonia, odontogenic infections, sepsis, severe wound infection, fatigue, exercise intolerance, chronic slightly elevated body temperature | Initially viral infections in combination with psychological factors (divorce) and menopause, later after searching the internet an immune disorder |