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Chronic Granulomatous Disease in a Boy Who Presented With Dactilitis Caused by Serratia Marcescens, Mimicking Rheumatic Monoarthritis in the Newborn Period: A Case Presentation
- 1. Erciyes Univ, Fac Med, Dept Pediat, Div Immunol, Kayseri, Turkey
- 2. Erciyes Univ, Fac Med, Dept Pediat, Kayseri, Turkey
- 3. Erciyes Univ, Fac Med, Dept Immunol, Kayseri, Turkey
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Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a heterogenous genetic primary immune deficiency disorder, characterized by life-threatening infections and granulomas secondary to increased inflammatory responses. Most infections involve the lungs, skin, lymph nodes, and liver. Wedescribe a child diagnosed with CGD and the p67phox mutation presenting with Serratia marcescens arthritis without osteomyelitis in the newborn period.
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