Hepatic abnormalities in patients with chronic granulomatous disease
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Hepatic abnormalities in patients with chronic granulomatous disease.
UNLABELLED Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by repeated bacterial and fungal infections. Aside from a high incidence of liver abscess, little is known about hepatic involvement in CGD. The aim of this study was to describe the spectrum of liver abnormalities seen in CGD. The charts of 194 patients with CGD followed at the NIH were reviewed, with a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hepatology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0270-9139,1527-3350
DOI: 10.1002/hep.21524