| Literature DB >> 27579121 |
Michi Hisano1, Shinichi Kobayashi2, Naoko Arata3, Atsuko Murashima3, Koushi Yamaguchi3.
Abstract
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) used to be a fatal illness of childhood and patients rarely survived past the first decade. Although antimicrobial prophylaxis has dramatically reduced mortality and morbidity in recent years, CGD remains a life-threatening condition. We present the successful obstetric course of a patient with CGD.Entities:
Keywords: antimicrobial prophylaxis; chronic granulomatous disease; neutrophil oxidative burst activity; pregnancy
Year: 2011 PMID: 27579121 PMCID: PMC4989636 DOI: 10.1258/om.2011.100058
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Obstet Med ISSN: 1753-495X