STAT3 gain-of-function mutation in a patient with pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus infection
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101125
Abstract: Background Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is a transcription factor involved in cellular proliferation, apoptosis, and differentiation. Mutations in the STAT3 gene have been associated with dysregulation of the immune system giving… read more here.
Keywords: abscessus infection; stat3; mycobacterium abscessus; patient ... See more keywords
Pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus Infection in an 11-Year-Old Child, Successfully Treated with Inhaled/Parenteral Amikacin: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
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DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmab031
Abstract: Mycobacterium abscessus appears to be increasing cause of pulmonary infection in children with underlying risk factors including cystic fibrosis, chronic lung disease and immunodeficiency syndromes. We present a case of pulmonary M. abscessus infection in… read more here.
Keywords: infection; parenteral amikacin; abscessus; successfully treated ... See more keywords
Anti-interferon-γ autoantibody-associated disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus infection mimicking parotid cancer with multiple metastases
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000008118
Abstract: Rationale: Among the nontuberculous mycobacteria, Mycobacterium abscessus is a common cause of skin, soft tissue, and bone infections. However, disseminated M. abscessus infection that mimics cancer metastasis with an underlying relatively immunocompetent condition has rarely… read more here.
Keywords: anti interferon; infection; abscessus infection; cancer ... See more keywords
Mycobacterium Abscessus Infection Limited to the Main Bronchus
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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.4883-20
Abstract: A 68-year-old woman presented to the hospital with a 2month history of chronic cough. She had no complications and was not immunocompromised. Computed tomography (CT) revealed only thickening of the left main bronchus (Picture A).… read more here.
Keywords: main bronchus; abscessus; infection limited; abscessus infection ... See more keywords