Chronic Granulomatous Disease in a Boy Who Presented With Dactilitis Caused by Serratia Marcescens, Mimicking Rheumatic Monoarthritis in the Newborn Period: A Case Presentation

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CANSEVER M., KIRÇIL N., KÖKER M. Y., PATIROĞLU T.

ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.40, sa.2, ss.95-98, 2018 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

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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.