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. 2010 May 5;17(7):1132–1138. doi: 10.1128/CVI.00053-10

TABLE 4.

Summary of all reported cases with autoantibody against IFN-γ in the literaturea

Sexb Age (yr) Ethnicity NTMc Site Other infectious diseasesd AAbe Outcomef Reference
M 47 Filipino M. chelonae Pericardium; skin; pleura; LN; bone marrow; liver Pulmonary and LN Mycobacterium tuberculos is; CMV viremia; oral candidiasis IgG Died 5
F 25 Thai M. chelonae Bone marrow B. cocovenenans disseminated infection IgG4 Died 8
F 46 British MAI Bone; neck mass None IgG3 Healthy on long-term IFN-γ 10
M 32 South African MAI Spine None IgM Improved after antibiotics 10
F 59 British M. fortuitum Lung Pulmonary aspergillosis IgM Improved after antibiotics 10
F 44 Japanese MAI Bone and muscle abscesses None IgG Improved after drainage; antibiotics and IVIg 11
F 35 Taiwanese MAI Bone; skin and soft tissue Pneumonia IgG Complete resolution 14
F 40 Filipino MAI; M. chelonae LN; lung; skin Meningoencephalitis IgG Persistent infection 14
F 39 Chinese-Vietnamese Mycobacterium szulgai; M. kansasii; M. scrofulaceum Bone; LN; lung; skin M. tuberculosis IgG Persistent infection 14
F 34 Filipino MAI; Mycobacterium abscessus; M. fortuitum LN; lung None IgG Persistent infection 14
F 30 Filipino MAI Appendix; bone; skin and soft tissue; pharyngeal space VZV (multiple dermatomes) IgG Persistent infection 14
F 61 Filipino M. abscessus; MAI LN; lung HCV; Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia; Enterobacter cloacae pneumonia; Achromobacter xylosoxidans bacteremia IgG Persistent infection 14
M 54 Japanese MAI Lung; pleura; bone marrow; LN Streptococcus pyogenes bacteremia/osteomyelitis IgG Improved after antibiotics 19
a

Five other cases of autoantibody against IFN-γ were reported without detailed information and therefore were not included in the table.

b

M, male; F, female.

c

NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria.

d

CMV, cytomegalovirus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; VZV, varicella-zoster virus.

e

AAb, autoantibody.

f

IVIg, intravenous immunoglobulin.