Patterns of chronic granulomatous disease.
We report the clinical course of an adult patient with chronic granulomatous disease, an inherited disorder of neutrophil function that is generally limited to the pediatric population. The biochemical and functional disorders of the neutrophil in chronic granulomatous disease are examined. The mode of inheritance and expression of this disease is profiled to aid the clinician who must consider this diagnosis in the adult patient with recurrent infections.
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY 40202.
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D000328:Adult; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D016897:Respiratory Burst