Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases
ORPHA:748
Definition
Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases (MSMD) is a rare immunodeficiency syndrome, characterized by a narrow vulnerability to poorly virulent mycobacteria, such as bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccines and environmental mycobacteria (EM), and defined by severe, recurrent infections, either disseminated or localized.
- Prevalence
- Unknown
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
- Age of onset
- All ages