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Manifestations of cutaneous mycobacterial infections in patients with inborn errors of IL-12/IL-23-IFNγ immunity
European journal of dermatology : EJD - 7 Sept 2022
Dolezalova Karolina, Strachan Tomas, Matej Radoslav, Ricna Dita, Bloomfield Marketa
Abstract excerpt
Background: Inborn errors of IL-12/IL-23-IFNγ immunity underlie Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases (MSMD), a group of immunodeficiencies characterized by a highly selective susceptibility to weakly virulent strains of mycobacteria, such as non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG). Cutaneous mycobacterial infections are common in MSMD and may represent a red flag for...
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