A case report of chronic granulomatous disease presenting with aspergillus pneumonia in a 2-month old girl

• Main Authors: Eun Lee (Author), Seak Hee Oh (Author), Ji Won Kwon (Author), Byoung Ju Kim (Author), Jinho Yu (Author), Chan Jeoung Park (Author), Soo Jong Hong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an uncommon inherited disorder caused by mutations in any of the genes encoding subunits of the superoxide-generating phagocyte NADPH oxidase system, which is essential for killing catalase producing bacteria and fungi, such as Aspergillus species, Staphylococc...