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Life-Threatening Pneumopathy and U urealyticum in a STAT3-Deficient Hyper-IgE Syndrome Patient.
Pediatrics - 1 Jun 2017
Deverrière Guillaume, Lemée Ludovic, Grangé Steven, Boyer Sophie, Picard Capucine, Fischer Alain, Marguet Christophe
Abstract excerpt
A deficiency in signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is responsible for autosomal dominant hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome, an immunodeficiency syndrome causing Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumonia, Haemophilus influenzae, and, rarely, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Aspergillus sp infections. Currently, intracellular pathogens are not targeted in the management of severe infections. The...
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