Mendelian susceptibility to atypical mycobacteria
Overview
Mendelian susceptibility to atypical mycobacteria: A very rare group of disorders where a person without an immune deficiency is susceptible to infection by weak mycobacterial organisms, nontuberculous and environmental mycobacteria e.g. Calmette-Guerin Bacillus (BCG). The severity of the disorder is greatly variable and ranges from a localized recurring non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection to a potentially fatal BCG infection. Most people who are infected with these organisms have no symptoms but a genetic mutation in some people makes them more susceptible.
Symptoms
* Salmonella infection * Mycobacterium avium sepsis * Lymphadenopathy * Infection following BCG immunization * Recurring tuberculosis
Diagnosis
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