C68 PEDIATRIC CASE REPORTS: AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES AND IMMUNODEFICIENCIES: Persistent Pneumonia In A Boy With Chronic Granulomatous Disease

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare primary immunodeficiency disease caused by defects in phagocyte nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase. Bronchoalveolar lavage bacterial culture was positive for Burkholderia cepacia.

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Published in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2017-01, Vol.195
Main Authors: Savary, K W, Kattan, M, Demirdag, Y Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Autoimmune diseases
Disease
Fever
Infections
Mutation
Pediatrics
Pneumonia
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Summary:Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare primary immunodeficiency disease caused by defects in phagocyte nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase. Bronchoalveolar lavage bacterial culture was positive for Burkholderia cepacia.
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970