Pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in hyper-IgE syndrome.

Melia, Elizabeth; Freeman, Alexandra F; Shea, Yvonne R; Hsu, Amy P; Holland, Steven M; Olivier, Kenneth N · J Allergy Clin Immunol · 2009

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Abstract

Patients with Hyper Immunoglobulin E Syndrome are predisposed to infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) as bronchiectasis develops. Pulmonary NTM infection should be aggressively looked for and treated in these patients.

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