Noninfectious Manifestations and Complications of Chronic Granulomatous Disease

gastrointestinal manifestations of patients with chronic granulomatous disease

chronic granulomatous disease (cgd) represents a group of inherited disorders of phagocytic system, manifesting recurrent infections at different sites. the present study was accomplished in order to determine the gastrointestinal manifestations of cgd patients. fifty-seven patients (38 males and 19 females) with cgd, who had been referred to three immunodeficiency referral centers in iran, wer...

Chronic Granulomatous Disease, Case Report and Review of Literature

  Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare inherited disorder characterized by inability of phagocytes to generate oxygen radicals needed for intracellular killing of phagocytic microorganisms. We report a 2.5-year-old Iranian female with multiple liver abscesses. She was admitted in surgical ward because of abdominal pain and fever for one month duration that had no response to conventio...

Gastrointestinal manifestations of patients with chronic granulomatous disease.

Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) represents a group of inherited disorders of phagocytic system, manifesting recurrent infections at different sites. The present study was accomplished in order to determine the gastrointestinal manifestations of CGD patients. Fifty-seven patients (38 males and 19 females) with CGD, who had been referred to three immunodeficiency referral centers in Iran, wer...

Pulmonary manifestations in adult patients with chronic granulomatous disease.

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a primary immunodeficiency caused by failure of superoxide production in phagocytic cells. The disease is characterised by recurrent infections and inflammatory events, frequently affecting the lungs. Improvement of life expectancy now allows most patients to reach adulthood. We aimed to describe the pattern of pulmonary manifestations occurring during adu...

Manifestations and complications of leptospirosis