Recurrent, multifocal Mycobacterium avium-intercellulare infection in a patient with interferon-gamma autoantibody.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a patient who experienced severe osteomyelitis because of Mycobacterium avium-intercellulare infection and high-titered autoantibodies against interferon-gamma. In addition to antimycobacterial chemotherapy, we treated our patient with plasmapheresis and cyclophosphamide. The treatment induced a remission after 3 years of follow-up.
Medical subject headings
- Autoantibodies
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Interferon-gamma
- Mycobacterium Infections
- Mycobacterium avium