| Literature DB >> 25103315 |
Mac Vining1, Nirupma Sharma2, Margaret Guill3.
Abstract
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare inherited disorder of neutrophil oxidative burst. In patients with CGD, phagocyte destruction of catalase-producing organisms is impaired, resulting in recurrent and potentially fatal infections. Burkholderia cepacia, a catalase-producing organism, is known to infect patients with dysfunctional immune systems. We report a case of a 3-year-old boy with this rare infection that unravelled the diagnosis of CGD. 2014 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25103315 PMCID: PMC4127754 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-201524
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X