[PAGID] IFN-gamma

[Antonio Condino]

Go ahead and give him IFN-gamma

You have nothing to loose
-- 
Antonio Condino MD PhD
Associate Professor and Vice-Chair
Department of Immunology
Institute of Biomedical Sciences
University of Sao Paulo
1730 Lineu Prestes Avenue 1730
Sao Paulo - SP. ZIP 05508-900.
Brazil
Tel 55 11 3091-7435
Fax 55 19 3289-8638



Citando Christine Seroogy <CMSEROOGY at wisc.edu>:

> Hi,
> 
> I would like to hear people's opinions about the use of IFN-g in the  
> setting of acute infection in CGD patients.  We have a newly  
> diagnosed 2.5 year boy who presented with aspergillus pneumonia.  His  
> DHR looks like gp91 but Mom's DHR was completely normal and molecular  
> diagnosis is pending.  He clinically has been very stable despite a  
> terrible looking lung CT (one month into therapy).  We have confirmed  
> aspergillus and now have sensitivities and will be treating him with  
> voriconazole and caspofungin IV.
> 
> He has never been on IFN-g and the opinions I have received thus far  
> are mixed.
> 
> Thanks for any input.  Chris
> 
> 


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