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

Table 6.

Endemic mycoses in AD signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 defect.

Genetic defect Endemic fungal pathogen Gender/age, residence Clinical manifestations Other infections and comorbidities Treatment and outcome
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
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.