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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | A1607 |
Journal | BMJ Case Reports |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 6 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine