First report of hepatobiliary Mycobacterium avium infection developing obstructive jaundice in a patient with neutralizing anti–interferon-gamma autoantibodies

This study describes a patient who experienced hepatobiliary Mycobacterium avium infection associated with neutralizing anti–interferon gamma (IFN-γ) autoantibodies during treatment for disseminated M. avium disease. Hepatobiliary M. avium infection should be considered in jaundiced patients with ne...

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Autores principales: Namkoong, H., Asakura, T., Ishii, M., Yoda, S., Masaki, K., Sakagami, T., Iwasaki, E., Yamagishi, Y., Kanai, T., Betsuyaku, T., Hasegawa, N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
First Clinical Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6249401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30505452
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2018.10.001
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Sumario:This study describes a patient who experienced hepatobiliary Mycobacterium avium infection associated with neutralizing anti–interferon gamma (IFN-γ) autoantibodies during treatment for disseminated M. avium disease. Hepatobiliary M. avium infection should be considered in jaundiced patients with neutralizing anti–IFN-γ autoantibodies, including those receiving antimycobacterial therapy for disseminated M. avium disease.

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