02 April 2025
: Case report
Two Case Reports of Interferon-γ Therapy in Patients with Aspergillus Tracheobronchitis Who Developed an Immunocompromised State After Severe Abdominal Sepsis
Management of emergency care, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)
Teun Tramper1ABCDEF, Jeroen Schouten2ABDEF, Matthijs Kox2ABDEF, Dorien Kiers
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945318
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945318
Figure 1. Timeline of monocytic human leukocyte antigen DR (mHLA-DR) expression, tracheal condition and treatment interventions of the first case of Aspergillus tracheobronchitis. The temporal relationship between mHLA-DR expression, therapeutic interventions, and tracheal appearance. This figure depicts the clinical course from diagnosis to intensive care unit (ICU) discharge. The x-axis represents time in weeks, and the y-axis shows mHLA-DR expression (antibodies/cell, a surrogate marker for immune function), indicated by the black line. Bronchoscopic images below the x-axis demonstrate the evolution of tracheal lesions. Grey bars represent the duration of antifungal treatment. This figure illustrates the dynamic interplay between immune status (ie, mHLA-DR), targeted therapies, and the clinical progression of Aspergillus tracheobronchitis during the patient’s ICU stay.