| Literature DB >> 24336756 |
Christopher A Czaja1, Patricia A Merkel, Edward D Chan, Laurel L Lenz, Molly L Wolf, Rafeul Alam, Stephen K Frankel, Aryeh Fischer, Shaila Gogate, Carlos M Perez-Velez, Vijaya Knight.
Abstract
An acquired immune deficiency due to interferon gamma (IFN-γ) autoantibodies was diagnosed in a 78-year-old Japanese man with treatment-refractory disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial infection. In addition to standard antimycobacterial therapy, he was successfully treated with rituximab to eliminate B cells and thereby the autoantibody. Subsequently, he obtained a sustained remission from infection.Entities:
Keywords: immune deficiency; interferon gamma; nontuberculous mycobacteria; rituximab
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24336756 PMCID: PMC3935498 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit809
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079