Adult onset immunodeficiency syndrome: A case report

Authors

  • Sutsarun Prunglumpoo INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY, BANGKOK
  • Poonnawis Sudtikoonaseth INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY, BANGKOK
  • Pinnaree Kattipathanapong INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY, BANGKOK

Keywords:

Adult onset immunodeficiency syndrome, antibodies to interferon-gamma

Abstract

Adult onset immunodeficiency syndrome was first recognized in 2004 as a syndrome associated with high-titer neutralizing antibodies to interferon-gamma. According to clinical manifestation, this syndrome can be divided into 2 categories; disseminated infections and reactive dermatosis. We report two cases; presented with recurrent or disseminated infections together with reactive dermatosis. Both patients were diagnosed with adult onset immunodeficiency syndrome which was confirmed by blood test for anti-interferon-gamma autoantibody.

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Published

2018-12-21

How to Cite

Prunglumpoo, S., Sudtikoonaseth, P., & Kattipathanapong, P. (2018). Adult onset immunodeficiency syndrome: A case report. Thai Journal of Dermatology, 34(4), 279–285. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TJD/article/view/162681