title: [Ascites as an unusual manifestation of chronic granulomatous disease in childhood].
abstract: Ascites is a late and uncommon symptom of Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) of childhood following liver damage with portal hypertension due to hepatic granulomatosis. The Authors describe two patients with CGD, in whom ascites was the main symptom in the first case and the initial symptom in the second case. Ascites in these cases was not due to liver fibrosis but it was a consequence of primary bacterial peritonitis.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Gastroenterologia, Ospedale Bambino Gesù, Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balducci
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ciuffetti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lucidi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torre
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bella
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium
chemical_list: D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium
vernacular_title: Ascite come manifestazione insolita di malattia granulomatosa cronica in età pediatrica.