Chronic granulomatous disease

Chronic granulomatous disease is a hereditary (genetic) disease that is associated with the disruption of the function of a part of the immune system - phagocytic cells (white blood cells). As a result, phagocytes cannot protect the body from bacterial and fungal infections

Patients with chronic granulomatous disease often develop pneumonia, lung infections, skin infections, lymph node infections, liver infections, digestive system infections, and others. They may also develop clusters of white cells at the site of infection—granulomas Most patients are diagnosed in childhood, but some patients are diagnosed in adulthood