Inborn Errors of Immunity Causing Pediatric Susceptibility to Fungal Diseases

J Fungi (Basel). 2023 Jan 22;9(2):149. doi: 10.3390/jof9020149.

Abstract

Inborn errors of immunity are a heterogeneous group of genetically determined disorders that compromise the immune system, predisposing patients to infections, autoinflammatory/autoimmunity syndromes, atopy/allergies, lymphoproliferative disorders, and/or malignancies. An emerging manifestation is susceptibility to fungal disease, caused by yeasts or moulds, in a superficial or invasive fashion. In this review, we describe recent advances in the field of inborn errors of immunity associated with increased susceptibility to fungal disease.

Keywords: fungi; inborn errors of immunity; invasive fungal disease; mycoses; primary immunodeficiency; superficial fungal disease.

Publication types

  • Review

Grants and funding

DCV is supported by the Senior Clinician-Scientist scholar program of the Fonds de Recherche du Québec—Santé (FRQS). P.O was supported by the Agencia de Innovación y Desarrollo de Andalucía (PI-0184-2018), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain [Juan Rodés JR18/00042 and FIS PI19/01471].