Chronic Granulomatous Disease Presenting With Salmonella Brain Abscesses

Andrea Finocchi, Alessia Claps, Jessica Serafinelli, Irene Salfa, Daniela Longo, Gigliola Di Matteo, Alessandro Aiuti, Paolo Rossi
2014 The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal  
Chronic granulomatous disease is a rare primary immunodeficiency caused by phagocytic cell defect. We describe the case of 43-month-old boy with chronic granulomatous disease presenting with Salmonella spp brain abscesses, together with a review of the 13 cases reported in the literature.
doi:10.1097/inf.0000000000000270 pmid:24445825 fatcat:6kuusrra5zgv3gua5665lwrt2m