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 |
Five other cases of autoantibody against IFN-γ were reported without detailed information and therefore were not included in the table.
M, male; F, female.
NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria.
CMV, cytomegalovirus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; VZV, varicella-zoster virus.
AAb, autoantibody.
IVIg, intravenous immunoglobulin.