Two cases of interleukin-7-deficient generalized verrucosis

Hideyuki Kosumi, Ken Natsuga, Shota Takashima, Toshinari Miyauchi, Yi Ting Huang, Toshifumi Nomura, Teruki Yanagi, Hsin Yu Huang, Frank Po Chao Chiu, Peng Chieh Chen, Chao Kai Hsu, Hiroshi Shimizu

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Abstract

We report 2 generalized verrucosis (GV) patients homozygous for a novel mutation in the start codon of IL7. Unlike the previous report in which IL-7 deficiency accompanied CD4 T lymphocytopenia, circulating CD4 T cells were not depleted in one of our patients, suggesting a GV pathogenesis other than poor T-cell development.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1561-1563
Number of pages3
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume71
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Sept 15

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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