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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for Opportunistic infection
  1. IKBKG gene 
    ... can be serious or life-threatening. Some mycobacterial infections are described as "opportunistic" because they do not cause illness in people with a normal immune system. The IKBKG gene variants associated with X-linked ... mycobacterial infections. Due to these immune issues, people with X- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/ikbkg - Genetics
  2. Purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency 
    ... most commonly affect the sinuses and lungs. These infections are often caused by "opportunistic" organisms that ordinarily do not cause illness in people with a normal immune system. The infections can be very serious or life-threatening, and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...urine-nucleoside-phosphorylase-deficiency - Genetics
  3. Cartilage-hair hypoplasia 
    ... can be very serious or life-threatening. These infections are often caused by "opportunistic" organisms that ordinarily do not cause illness in people with a normal immune system. Most people with cartilage-hair ... experience infections of the respiratory system, ears, and sinuses. In ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/cartilage-hair-hypoplasia - Genetics
  4. Bare lymphocyte syndrome type II 
    ... can be very serious or life-threatening. These infections are often caused by "opportunistic" organisms that ordinarily do not cause illness in people with a normal immune system.BLS II is typically diagnosed in the first year ... in the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and urinary tracts. Because ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../bare-lymphocyte-syndrome-type-ii - Genetics
  5. Adenosine deaminase deficiency 
    ... that can be serious or life-threatening. These infections are often caused by "opportunistic" organisms that ordinarily do not cause illness in people with a normal immune system. People with ADA deficiency with SCID ... ear infections. Over time, affected individuals may develop chronic lung ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/adenosine-deaminase-deficiency - Genetics
  6. JAK3-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency 
    ... people with JAK3-deficient SCID are described as opportunistic because they ordinarily do not cause illness in healthy people. Affected infants typically develop chronic diarrhea, a fungal infection in the mouth called oral thrush, pneumonia, and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...eficient-severe-combined-immunodeficiency - Genetics
  7. Omenn syndrome 
    ... and chronic diarrhea. Often the organisms that cause infection in people with this disorder are described as opportunistic because they ordinarily do not cause illness in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/omenn-syndrome - Genetics
  8. ZAP70-related severe combined immunodeficiency 
    ... or life-threatening. Often the organisms that cause infection in people with this disorder are described as opportunistic because they ordinarily do not cause illness in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...-related-severe-combined-immunodeficiency - Genetics