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Liver Abscesses as a Sign of Chronic Granulomatous Disease in Adolescent

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited primary immunodeficiency disease caused by a genetic defect in the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase (NADPH) complex that affects phagocytes. This leads to recurrent severe bacterial and fungal infections manifested by recurrent p...

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Autores principales: Al Ghadeer, Hussain A, Busaleh, Fadi N, Al Habeeb, Jaber A, Alaithan, Rabab M, Almutahhar, Abdullah E, Bin Abd, Murtadha M, Aldawood, Mishael M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8464347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34589361
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17467
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Sumario:Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited primary immunodeficiency disease caused by a genetic defect in the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase (NADPH) complex that affects phagocytes. This leads to recurrent severe bacterial and fungal infections manifested by recurrent pneumonia, also involving soft tissue, bones, and liver. Usually, CGD is presented and diagnosed in the first five years of life. In this case report, we describe a late presentation in an adolescent with multiple liver abscesses, the approach of diagnosis, and management.