Disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial infection with multifocal retinitis and vasculitis in an immunocompromised patient with anti-IFN-ɣ autoantibodies

BACKGROUND: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are found ubiquitously in the environment. Since exposure to NTM is universal, infection likely represents underlying host susceptibility factors. Anti-IFN-ɣ autoantibodies have been described previously in patients with NTM. Up to 88 % of patients with...

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Autores principales: Lee, Tian Loon, Agrawal, Rupesh, Tan, Jackie Yu-Ling, Ong, Kiat Hoe, Wong, Chen Seong, Ho, Su Ling
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5075326/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27771870
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12348-016-0106-z

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