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Phagocyte dysfunction (chronic granulomatous disease)

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Common symptoms

淋巴结肿大、肝脾肿大、肉芽肿、反复感染、脓肿

The pathology of disease

Phagocyte dysfunction (chronic granulomatous disease, CGD) is NADPH oxidase deficiency; recurrent catalase-positive infections; granulomas; abscesses; X-linked; interferon-gamma.

Symptoms

Recurrent skin/lymph node abscesses; pneumonia; osteomyelitis; granuloma; young boy; catalase-positive organisms (Staph, Aspergillus, Serratia, Nocardia)

Causes

NADPH oxidase (CYBB) deficiency; X-linked; defective oxidative burst.

Treatment

Antibiotic/antifungal prophylaxis; interferon-gamma; hematopoietic stem cell transplant; genetic counseling

Dept

Immunology / pediatrics / infectious disease.

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