West Nile virus encephalitis in GATA2 deficiency

Jaime S. Rosa; Shanthi Kappagoda; Amy P. Hsu; Joie Davis; Steven M. Holland; Anne Y. Liu

doi:10.1186/s13223-019-0321-x

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology (Jan 2019)

West Nile virus encephalitis in GATA2 deficiency

Jaime S. Rosa,
Shanthi Kappagoda,
Amy P. Hsu,
Joie Davis,
Steven M. Holland,
Anne Y. Liu

Affiliations

Jaime S. Rosa: Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine
Shanthi Kappagoda: Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
Amy P. Hsu: Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Joie Davis: Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Steven M. Holland: Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Anne Y. Liu: Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-019-0321-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 1 – 4

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Abstract We report a male with longstanding warts who presented with severe West Nile virus encephalitis (WNVE) and recovered after interferon alfa-2b and intravenous immunoglobulin. He was later found to have GATA2 deficiency and underwent successful hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

Published in Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology

ISSN: 1710-1484 (Print); 1710-1492 (Online)
Publisher: BMC
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Immunologic diseases. Allergy
Website: http://aacijournal.biomedcentral.com

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