Mycobacterial disease in patients with chronic granulomatous disease: a retrospective analysis of 71 cases

F Conti, SO Lugo-Reyes, LB Galicia, J He… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare primary immunodeficiency
caused by inborn errors of the phagocyte nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
oxidase complex. From the first year of life onward, most affected patients display multiple,
severe, and recurrent infections caused by bacteria and fungi. Mycobacterial infections have
also been reported in some patients. Objective Our objective was to assess the effect of
mycobacterial disease in patients with CGD. Methods We analyzed retrospectively the …