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immunodeficiency 38

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A primary immunodeficiency disease characterized by development of severe clinical disease upon infection with weakly virulent mycobacteria and intracranial calcification that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the ISG15 gene

A primary immunodeficiency disease characterized by development of severe clinical disease upon infection with weakly virulent mycobacteria and intracranial calcification that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the ISG15 gene on chromosome 1p36.33.

Signs and symptoms

  • Basal ganglia calcification
  • BCGitis
  • Recurrent mycobacterial infections
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Seizure
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Axillary lymphadenopathy
  • Inguinal lymphadenopathy
  • Neurodevelopmental abnormality
  • Severe viral infection

Also known as: IMD38; Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases due to complete ISG15 deficiency; autosomal recessive ISG15 deficiency; immunodeficiency 38 with basal ganglia calcification; immunodeficiency 38, mycobacteriosis, autosomal recessive