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- Title
Disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection associated with adult‐onset immunodeficiency because of anti‐interferon‐gamma autoantibodies: a case report.
- Authors
Zhong, Minhua; Mo, Huifang; Guan, Jianhong; Chu, Kaiyu; Zhang, Yun; Cui, Ruiying; Luo, Wenfeng
- Abstract
This article presents a case study of a 59-year-old woman from Guangxi Province in China who developed disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection. The woman had comorbid autoimmune conditions and tested positive for anti-interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) autoantibodies, suggesting a potential mechanism for adult-onset immunodeficiency. The patient was diagnosed with disseminated nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection associated with anti-IFN-γ autoantibodies and underwent long-term treatment with antinontuberculous mycobacteria and corticosteroids. The article also discusses the prevalence of NTM infections and the association between anti-IFN-γ autoantibodies and adult-onset immunodeficiency.
- Subjects
GUANGXI Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (China); CHINA; MYCOBACTERIUM avium; MYCOBACTERIAL diseases; AUTOANTIBODIES; MYCOBACTERIUM avium paratuberculosis; IMMUNODEFICIENCY; MYCOBACTERIA
- Publication
International Journal of Dermatology, 2023, Vol 62, Issue 12, p1545
- ISSN
0011-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ijd.16792