Chronic granulomatous disease in pregnancy.
The ability of phagocytes to kill certain bacteria is impaired in chronic granulomatous disease. This results in frequent infection in the childhood period and frequent death in the early teens. Survival beyond this period is rare and often occurs in patients who have a mild variant of the disease. Reported herein is the obstetric course of a patient with chronic granulomatous disease.
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011379:Prognosis