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Kimura disease with Nocardiosis in a child with a novel mutation in IL12RB1gene.
Indian journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2025
Karrolla Kranthikumar, Karuthapandy Gayatri, Ramamoorthy Jaikumar Govindaswamy, Chandrasekaran Venkatesh, Dhandapany Gunasekaran, Bhaskar Maanasa, Kumaresan Mahalakshmi
Abstract excerpt
A 12-year-old boy who had been diagnosed with Kimura disease was brought with a history suggestive of acute pyelonephritis. There was a family history of a first-degree relative with a diagnosis of Mendelian Susceptibility to Mycobacterial disease. Investigations revealed a left renal abscess. Aspirate culture grew Nocardia otitidiscaviarum. Targeted gene sequencing revealed a novel mutation in the IL12RB1 gene....
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