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Published on: March 9, 2018
CARD9 deficiency with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)-like presentation: a case report
Mazdak Fallahi1, Seyed Alireza Mahdaviani1, Mohammadreza Shafiei2
1Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Purpose:
We present a patient with CARD9 deficiency and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)-like presentation.
Methods:
Following medical history taking and routine laboratory investigations, an inborn error of immunity was suspected, and the responsible variant was identified using Whole Exome Sequencing and confirmed by Sanger sequencing.
Results:
A 14-year-old Iranian female presented with a history of chest pain, productive cough, dyspnea, malaise, and recurrent fever. Imaging by computed tomography (CT scan), chest X-ray (CXR), bronchoscopy, transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB), and histopathology findings led to a diagnosis of ABPA-like presentation. The genetic study showed an autosomal recessive homozygous mutation in the CARD9 gene. Clinical remission was achieved following the administration of voriconazole, which was continued as prophylaxis.
Conclusions:
This is the first-time report of a patient with inherited CARD9 deficiency and ABPA-like presentation due to Aspergillus Terrus. This study paves the way to elucidate immunological mechanisms underlying CARD9 deficiency and aspergillosis.
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