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. 2017 Jun 28;8:735. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00735

Table 5.

Endemic mycoses in IL12RB1 deficiency and INFGR1 deficiency.

Genetic defect Endemic fungal pathogen Gender/age, residence Clinical manifestations Other infections and comorbidities Treatment and outcome
IL12RB1 deficiency
Moraes-Vasconcelos et al. (138) Homozygous p.L77F Paracoccidioides brasiliensis M/24 years, Brazil 20 years: fever, hepatosplenomegaly, generalized lymphadenpathy BCG cervical adenopathy at 7 m, relapse at 2 years 6 years; disseminated non-typhoidal salmonellosis which lasted for 7 years Treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 5 years with clinical resolution
de Beaucoudrey et al. (137) Homozygous p.R521X Histoplasma spp. F/5 years Disseminated histoplasmosis Tuberculosis Not mentioned
Vinh et al. (139) Homozygous p.C186Y Coccidioides spp. Patient 1: F/22 years, US Diffuse lymphadenopathy (cervical, supraclavicular, hilar, mediastinal, retroperitoneal) Non-typhoidal salmonellosis (bacteremia and lymphadenopathy) Fluconazole for 1.5 years without recurrence
Patient 2 (brother of Patient 1): M/6 years, Arizona, US 6 years: coccidioidal pneumonia
14 years: right supraclavicular lymphadenopathy and a nasal lesion
16 years: osteomyelitis of the right proximal tibia
Nil Received fluconazole for 2 years, developed osteomyelitis 2 months after stopping fluconazole, treated with itraconazole with improvement
Hwangpo et al. (140) IL12-receptor defect (by functional studies) Histoplasma spp. M/8 years Disseminated histoplasmosis with miliary infiltration of the lungs, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly Not mentioned Itraconazole
Falcão et al. (141) Homozygous p.R283X Histoplasma capsulatum M/4 years, Brazil 4 years: fever, hepatosplenomegaly, generalized lymphadenopathy, bone marrow involvement 6 years: CNS histoplasmosis complicated by hydrocephalus Tuberculous adenitis Antifungal treatment and itraconazole prophylaxis
Brother of the proband Disseminated histoplasmosis Tuberculous adenitis, disseminated salmonellosis Not mentioned
IFNGR1 defect
Zerbe and Holland (146) Heterozygous c.818del4 H. capsulatum M/3 years, Tennessee, US 3 years: fever, pneumonia, hepatosplenomegaly, cervical and paratracheal lymphadenopathy
4.5 years: fever, pneumonia, generalized lymphadenopathy, sinusitis; lymph node biopsy yielded H. capsulaum
4.8 years: right paranasal mass and osteomyelitis of the facial bones requiring debridement
Coexisting MAC infection: 3 years: MAC found in gastric aspirate
7 years: cervical lymphadenopathy and osteomyelitis of rib, biopsy yielded MAC
Repeated courses of intensive antifungal and antimycobacterial therapy, subcutaneous IFN-γ injection led to clearing of all bone lesions. Remained well on prophylactic itraconazole, azithromycin, and IFN-γ
Vinh et al. (147) Heterozygous c.818del4 Coccidioides spp. M/11 years, Arizona, US Lobar pneumonia, mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy; later developed osteomyelitis involving the vertebral spine and pelvic bone Mycobacterium chelonae pulmonary infection at 11 months; M. kansasii abscess involving the cervical spine and retropharyngeal space Refractory coccidioidomycosis with progressive skeletal lesions despite prolonged use of antifungal therapy (amphotericin B and azoles). Surgical debridement with implantation of amphotericin B-impregnated beads. Adjunctive IFN-γ injection for M. kansasii infection with good response
Lee and Lau (manuscript in preparation) Homozygous c.182dupT, p.V61fs Talaromyces marneffei F/5 months, Chiang Mai, Thailand Generalized papular skin lesions, hepatosplenomegaly, osteolytic lesions in the skull, fungemia 11 months: fulminant salmonella septicemia T. marneffei infection resolved with amphotericin B followed by oral itraconazole; died of salmonellosis and massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Location of residence is indicated wherever information is available.

IFN, interferon; MAC, Mycobacterium avium complex.