An Uncommon Feature of Chronic Granulomatous Disease in a Neonate

Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) represents recurrent life-threatening bacterial and fungal infections and granuloma formation with a high mortality rate. CGD's sign and symptoms usually appear in infancy and children before the age of five; therefore, its presentation in neonatal period wit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Afrough, Razieh, Mohseni, Sayyed Shahabeddin, Sagheb, Setareh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5107835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27872772
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5943783
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Sumario:Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) represents recurrent life-threatening bacterial and fungal infections and granuloma formation with a high mortality rate. CGD's sign and symptoms usually appear in infancy and children before the age of five; therefore, its presentation in neonatal period with some uncommon features may be easily overlooked. Here we describe a case of CGD in a 24-day-old boy, presenting with a diffuse purulent vesiculopustular rash and multiple osteomyelitis.

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