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Disseminated Mycobacterium simiae Infection in a Patient with Complete IL-12p40 Deficiency.
Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology - 6 Jun 2021
Mahdaviani Seyed Alireza, Marjani Majid, Jamee Mahnaz, Khavandegar Armin, Ghaffaripour Hosseinali, Eslamian Golnaz, Ghaini Mehdi, Eskandarzadeh Shabnam, Casanova Jean-Laurent, Bustamante Jacinta, Mansouri Davood, Velayati Ali Akbar
Abstract excerpt
Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease (MSMD) is a rare group of genetic disorders characterized by infections with weakly virulent environmental mycobacteria (EM) or Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG). Herein, we described the case of a 4.5-year-old boy with protein-losing enteropathy, lymphoproliferation, and candidiasis, who was found to have disseminated Mycobacterium simiae...
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