Table 6.
Genetic defect | Endemic fungal pathogen | Gender/age, residence | Clinical manifestations | Other infections and comorbidities | Treatment and outcome | |
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Sampaio et al. (161) | Heterozygous p.E353K | Coccidioides spp. | Patient 1: F/17 years, AZ, USA | Coccidioidal pneumonia, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, and sternocleidomastoid abscess; progressive disease with osteomyelitis of the vertebral spine and lesions in the skin, liver, and spleen at 20 years | Extensive persistent tinea capitis and kerion caused by T. tonsurans | Progressive disease despite prolonged antifungal therapy including amphotericin B, azoles and caspofungin. Developed spinal cord compression at 20 years due to intramedullary lesion |
Heterozygous p.A267V | Coccidioides immitis | Patient 2: F/9 years, AZ, USA | Coccidioidal pneumonia and intrathoracic lymphadenopathy, osteomyelitis of the vertebral spine; progressive disease with CNS involvement, lymphadenopathy, retinal mass, and multifocal osteomyelitis | Nil | Progressive disease despite prolonged antifungal therapy including amphotericin B, azoles, and caspofungin, suboptimal response to adjunctive IFN-γ therapy. Died of overwhelming coccidioidomycosis at 17 years | |
Heterozygous p.T385M | Histoplasma capsulatum | Patient 3: M/21 years | Disseminated histoplasmosis at 12 years | CMC, M. fortuitum cervical lymphadenopathy, recurrent pneumonia and herpes zoster, bronchiecatasis Recurrent fractures, progressive bilateral upper limb muscle atrophy |
Histoplasmosis treated with itraconazole with good response | |
Heterozygous p.R274G | H. capsulatum | Patient 4: M/31 years | 17 years: disseminated histoplasmosis presenting with fever, weight loss, lymphadenopathy with liver, and bone marrow involvement 30 years: CNS histoplasmosis |
CMC, warts, recurrent Salmonella septicemia Type 1 DM at 24 years 31 years: PML caused by JC virus |
Histoplasmosis treated with amphotericin B for 6 months followed by fluconazole with multiple relapses that responded to intensified treatment | |
Heterozygous p.F172L | H. capsulatum | Patient 5: F/25 years | 7 years: disseminated histoplasmosis presenting with fever, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and dyspnea; recurrence at 8 years | CMC Subclinical hypothyroidism at 14 years, ovarian failure at 24 years |
Histoplasmosis treated with itraconazole with good response | |
Lee et al. (162) | Heterozygous p.A267V | Talaromyces marneffei | Patient 1: M/14 years, Hong Kong | Disseminated T. marneffei infection at 15 years with generalized lymphadenopathy, positive culture of T. marneffei from lymph node biopsy | CMC | Amphotericin B, itraconazole prophylaxis |
Heterozygous p.L358F | T. marneffei | Patient 2: F/8 years, Hong Kong | Cavitating pneumonia with cystic cavities; mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy, positive culture of T. marneffei from BAL CMC |
Recurrent sinopulmonary infections Influenza A (H1N1) | Liposomal amphotericin, itraconazole prophylaxis | |
Heterozygous p.T288I | T. marneffei | Patient 3: F/16 years, Hong Kong | Cervical lymphadenopathy, positive culture of T. marneffei and M. tuberculosis from lymph node biopsy; concomitant axillary, mesenteric, and retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy | CMC Recurrent sinopulmonary infections and herpes zoster EBV-associated HLH Disseminated aspergillosis |
T. marneffei infection responded well to itraconazole Disseminated aspergillosis and EBV-associated HLH at 16 years, died of massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage |
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Lee and Lau, unpublished | Heterozygous p.M390I | T. marneffei | M/40 years, Hong Kong | 10 years: cervical lymphadenopathy complicated by ulcerations; perforation of the hard palate, mediastinal lymphadenopathy causing SVC obstruction and sternal erosion, tissue culture yielded T. marneffei 17 years: osteomyelitis of the thumb, forearm, and tibia |
CMC | Relapsing and remitting disease course on prolonged treatment of amphotericin B and fluconazole till 20 years; infection cleared with residual scarring of the skin and dilated veins on the chest |
Location of residence is indicated wherever information is available.
BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; CMC, chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis; CNS, central nervous system; DM, diabetes mellitus; EBV, Epstein–Barr virus; IFN, interferon; PML, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; SVC, superior vena cava.