Pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in hyper-IgE syndrome

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Sep;124(3):617-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.07.007.

Abstract

Patients with Hyper Immunoglobulin E Syndrome are predisposed to infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) as bronchiectasis develops. Pulmonary NTM infection should be aggressively looked for and treated in these patients.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Job Syndrome / complications*
  • Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung Diseases / drug therapy
  • Lung Diseases / immunology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium Infections / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mycobacterium Infections / drug therapy
  • Mycobacterium Infections / immunology
  • Radiography
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sex Factors
  • Sputum / microbiology
  • Young Adult