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We report a unique case of <jats:italic>JAK3<\/jats:italic> deficiency with two compound heterozygous <jats:italic>JAK3<\/jats:italic> mutations complicated by disseminated Bacille Calmette\u2013Gu\u00e9rin (BCG) disease and <jats:italic>Pneumocystis<\/jats:italic> pneumonia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case description<\/jats:title><jats:p>A 5-month-old Chinese girl presented with recurring fever and productive cough after BCG vaccination and ineffective antibiotic treatment. Chest CT demonstrated bilateral infiltrations, enlarged mediastinal and axillary lymph nodes, and hypoplasia of the thymus. <jats:italic>Mycobacterium tuberculosis<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Pneumocystis jirovecii<\/jats:italic> were detected from blood samples by sequencing. Acid-fast bacilli were also found from the sputum aspirate and gastric aspirate. Lymphocyte subset analyses indicated T-B+NK- immunodeficiency, and gene sequencing identified two heterozygous missense mutations (one unreported globally) in the Janus homology 7 (JH7) domain of <jats:italic>JAK3<\/jats:italic>. The patient received rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol, and trimethoprim\/sulfamethoxazole and was discharged after improvements but against advice.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Outcome<\/jats:title><jats:p>The patient died at 13 months of age due to severe infections and hepatic damage.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>SCID should be recognized before inoculation of live-attenuated vaccines in children. Newborn screening for SCID is advocated. 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