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. 1988 Jun;2(2):253-66.

Clinical features and current management of chronic granulomatous disease

C B Forrest  1 , J R Forehand, R A Axtell, R L Roberts, R B Johnston Jr
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  • PMID: 2839458

Clinical features and current management of chronic granulomatous disease

C B Forrest et al. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 1988 Jun.

Abstract

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a diverse disorder characterized by several clinical presentations and a multitude of metabolic defects. The authors summarize the clinical features and current management of CGD, offer a definition of the disease based on molecular defects of the respiratory burst, and present their experience with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis.

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