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Cervical Mycobacterium genavense infection in a patient with lymphadenitis and previously unknown anti-IFN-γ IgG autoantibodies.

Ioannis Michaelides, Stilla Bauernfeind, Uwe Kölsch, Florian Hitzenbichler, Christopher Bohr, Constantin A Hintschich

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6 authors.

Ioannis Michaelides *Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Regensburg University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany.
Stilla Bauernfeind *Department of Infection Prevention and Infectious Diseases, Regensburg University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany.
Uwe KölschDepartment of Immunology, Labor Berlin - Charité Vivantes GmbH, Berlin, Germany.
Florian HitzenbichlerDepartment of Infection Prevention and Infectious Diseases, Regensburg University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany.
Christopher BohrDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Regensburg University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany.
Constantin A HintschichDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Regensburg University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany. constantin.hintschich@klinik.uni-regensburg.de.

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Abstract

backgroundInfections with atypical mycobacteria are rare and sometimes difficult to correctly diagnose. In many cases underlying diseases such immune deficiency can promote these infections. CASE PRESENTATION: A 43-year-old male of Southeast Asian origin presented to our tertiary care hospital with persistent cervical lymphadenopathy non-responsive to antibiotics. Imaging suggested malignancy, but a biopsy did not confirm this suspicion. PCR diagnostics identified Mycobacterium genavense and further immunological testing revealed an acquired adult-onset immunodeficiency due to neutralizing anti-IFN-γ autoantibodies (nAIGA), explaining both the current infection and previous pleural empyema. The patient responded well to triple antimycobacterial therapy, with no recurrence or novel infection after almost two years.

conclusionsOur case highlights the importance of considering underlying immunodeficiencies and the patient's geographic origin in the diagnosis of rare infections.

Indexed as

AutoantibodiesImmunoglobulin GInterferon-gammaLymphadenitisMycobacterium Infections, NontuberculousNontuberculous MycobacteriaAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsHumansMaleNeckAnti-Bacterial AgentsAutoantibodiesImmunoglobulin GInterferon-gammaIFN-gammaIL-2LymphadenitisMycobacterium genavensenAIGA

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PMCPMC12675723

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