[<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> infection complicated by talaromycosis in a patient with positive anti-interferon-γ autoantibodies: a case report].
High-titer antibodies to interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) are strongly correlated with infections caused by intracellular pathogens, particularly non-tuberculous mycobacteria and <i>Talaromyces marneffei</i> (TM). However, cases of concurrent infections with TM and <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> (MTB) in non-immunosuppressed patients are extremely rare. We presented a clinical case of a patient with anti-IFN-γ autoantibodies who developed an MTB infection complicated by <i>Talaromyces marneffei</i>, which subsequently led to secondary hemophagocytic syndrome. This report aimed to raise clinicians' awareness of this rare association to minimize the risk of misdiagnosis and overdiagnosis.
Authors
- Yang Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3575-3163)
- Long Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5906-8777)
- Min Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0296-436X)
- W X Yue
Institutions
- Fuzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20240422-00214
- Primary Topic
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00