Undiagnosed Chronic Granulomatous Disease, Burkholderia cepacia complex Pneumonia, and Acquired Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Deadly Association

Undiagnosed Chronic Granulomatous Disease, Burkholderia cepacia complex Pneumonia, and Acquired Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Deadly Association

Background. Chronic granulomatous disease is a rare inherited disorder of the phagocyte nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase. The clinical course of the disease is marked by recurrent infections, including Burkholderia cepacia complex infection. Case Report. Here we report the...

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Main Authors: Maxime Maignan, Colin Verdant, Guillaume F. Bouvet, Michael Van Spall, Yves Berthiaume
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/874197
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