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However, these opportunistic infections have also been reported in HIV-negative patients, especially those with primary immunodeficiency disorder (PID), a condition that involves a large heterogeneous group of disorders arising from defects in immune system development and\/or function.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Case<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Here, we report a very rare case of recurrent opportunistic infections in a non-HIV-infected patient combined with mutations in complement component C6 and nuclear factor kB subunit 1 (<jats:italic>NFKB1<\/jats:italic>). The patient first developed <jats:italic>Pneumocystis jirovecii<\/jats:italic> pneumonia, followed by cytomegalovirus esophagitis. Reduced CD4+ T and B lymphocyte counts, hypogammaglobulinemia were observed. The patient was HIV negative, and congenital immunodeficiency-related genes indicated combined C6 and <jats:italic>\n                        <jats:italic>NFKB1<\/jats:italic>\n                     <\/jats:italic> mutations. Gene detection was undertaken with blood samples from the patient\u2019s parents and younger brother. None of the family members possessed both gene mutations, suggesting that the simultaneous mutations of C6 and <jats:italic>NFKB1<\/jats:italic> caused primary immunodeficiency in the patient and resulted in recurrent opportunistic infections. In addition, we performed a review of the relevant literature to assess the clinical manifestations of C6 and <jats:italic>\n                        <jats:italic>NFKB1<\/jats:italic>\n                     <\/jats:italic> mutations.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A diagnosis of PID should be suspected in patients with recurrent opportunistic infections, decreased CD4+ T and B lymphocyte, and hypoimmunoglobulinemia when secondary immunodeficiency factors can be excluded. In addition, genetic testing of family members should be performed, which may lead to the discovery of novel familial gene mutations.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/med-2024-1019","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,15]],"date-time":"2025-01-15T15:51:07Z","timestamp":1736956267000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Recurrent opportunistic infections in a HIV-negative patient with combined C6 and <i>NFKB1<\/i> mutations: A case report, pedigree analysis, and literature review"],"prefix":"10.1515","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Yamei","family":"Zheng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hainan General Hospital (Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University) , Haikou , Hainan , China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Liwen","family":"Guan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Sanya Central Hospital (Hainan Third People\u2019s Hospital) , Sanya , Hainan , China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiao","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology, Hainan General Hospital (Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University) , Haikou , Hainan , China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yihui","family":"Fu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hainan General Hospital (Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University) , Haikou , Hainan , China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025011515510210765_j_med-2024-1019_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"McCusker C, Upton J, Warrington R. 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