[Serratia osteomyelitis and chronic granulomatous disease]. 2011

Manuela Campos, and Graça Rocha, and Ana Cordeiro, and Sónia Lemos, and Artur Paiva, and Isabel Silva, and Emília Faria
Consulta de Doenças Infecciosas, Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra, Coimbra.

Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) is a primary immunodeficiency disorder characterized by recurrent purulent infections of the skin, lungs, and reticuloendothelial organs, primarily due to staphylococci, enteric bacteria, fungi, and occasionally mycobacteria. More than two thirds of all cases are X-linked and result from defects in the CYBB gene that encodes the gp91-phox subunit of NADPH oxidase. The authors present a case of a three month old child admitted with a metacarpic steomyelitis by Serratia marcescens. Studies confirmed an abnormal respiratory burst in activated neutrophils and absence of gp91-phox expression on patient and a brother (with previous Nocardia infection). Both hemizygous for a pathogenic mutation detected in exon 3 of CYBB gene (c.252 G>A, p.Ala84Ala), a variant that affects the splicing. At two years of age he is still on prophylaxis with cotrimoxazol and itraconazol, without relevant complications. CGD is rare but must be evocated in cases of uncommon or atypical infections.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D010019 Osteomyelitis INFLAMMATION of the bone as a result of infection. It may be caused by a variety of infectious agents, especially pyogenic (PUS - producing) BACTERIA. Osteomyelitides
D006105 Granulomatous Disease, Chronic A defect of leukocyte function in which phagocytic cells ingest but fail to digest bacteria, resulting in recurring bacterial infections with granuloma formation. When chronic granulomatous disease is caused by mutations in the CYBB gene, the condition is inherited in an X-linked recessive pattern. When chronic granulomatous disease is caused by CYBA, NCF1, NCF2, or NCF4 gene mutations, the condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. Autosomal Recessive Chronic Granulomatous Disease,Chronic Granulomatous Disease,Chronic Granulomatous Disease, Atypical,Chronic Granulomatous Disease, X-Linked,Cytochrome B-Negative Granulomatous Disease, Chronic, X-Linked,Cytochrome B-Positive Granulomatous Disease, Chronic, X-Linked,Granulomatous Disease, Chronic, X-Linked,Granulomatous Disease, Chronic, X-Linked, Variant,X-Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease,Chronic Granulomatous Disease, X Linked,Chronic Granulomatous Diseases,Granulomatous Diseases, Chronic,X Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012706 Serratia marcescens A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria found in soil, water, food, and clinical specimens. It is a prominent opportunistic pathogen for hospitalized patients.
D016868 Serratia Infections Infections with bacteria of the genus SERRATIA. Infections, Serratia,Infection, Serratia,Serratia Infection

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