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Chronic granulomatous disorder is a derivative immunodeficiency disease in which phagocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils, monocytes, and macrophages) damaged. In this disease, neutrophils, eosinophils, monocytes, and macrophages do not produce hydrogen peroxide, superoxide, and other substances that kill certain bacteria and fungi. Chronic granulomatous disease is usually about boys.
SYMPTOMS
Symptoms usually first appear during early childhood but sometimes not until adolescence. Chronic infection occurs in the skin, lungs, lymph nodes, mouth, nose, and intestines. Pocket of pus (abscess) may occur around the rectum and lungs, bones, and liver. Lymph nodes tend to contain nbakteri and enlarged. The skin over the lymph nodes may be broken. As a result, the abscess fluid. Enlarged liver and spleen. Children may grow slowly.
TREATMENT
Antibiotics were given continuously or intermittently. Interferon-gamma, which is injected 3 times a week, can reduce the number and severity of infections. Stem cell transplantation was successful in some people, but because the stakes are usually not recommended.
