Disseminated Aspergillosis as the Herald Manifestation of Chronic Granulomatous Disease in an Adult Patient

Chronic granulomatous disease is an inherited defect in intracellular killing of ingested microorganisms characterized by recurrent life threatening bacterial and fungal infections including invasive aspergillosis in early childhood. We report  a  disseminated aspergillosis as  the  representative ...

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Main Authors: Ilad Alavi Darazam, Hossein Akhavan Zanjani, Davood Sanaee, Payam Tabarsi, Mostafa Alavi Moghaddam, Davood Mansouri
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Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
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Online Access:https://ijaai.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijaai/article/view/474
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spelling doaj-e83752c0864742a2a5a309fdb709d3482020-11-25T04:12:31ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology1735-15021735-52492014-02-01131439Disseminated Aspergillosis as the Herald Manifestation of Chronic Granulomatous Disease in an Adult PatientIlad Alavi Darazam0Hossein Akhavan Zanjani1Davood Sanaee2Payam Tabarsi3Mostafa Alavi Moghaddam4Davood Mansouri5National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranNational Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranNational Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranNational Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranNational Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Chronic granulomatous disease is an inherited defect in intracellular killing of ingested microorganisms characterized by recurrent life threatening bacterial and fungal infections including invasive aspergillosis in early childhood. We report  a  disseminated aspergillosis as  the  representative  of  adult  onset  chronic granulomatous disease without previous infection, with dramatic response to combination of antifungal and interferon therapy. https://ijaai.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijaai/article/view/474AdulthoodAnidulafunginAspergillosisChronic granulomatous diseaseDihydrorhodamineInvasive fungal infection
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author Ilad Alavi Darazam
Hossein Akhavan Zanjani
Davood Sanaee
Payam Tabarsi
Mostafa Alavi Moghaddam
Davood Mansouri
spellingShingle Ilad Alavi Darazam
Hossein Akhavan Zanjani
Davood Sanaee
Payam Tabarsi
Mostafa Alavi Moghaddam
Davood Mansouri
Disseminated Aspergillosis as the Herald Manifestation of Chronic Granulomatous Disease in an Adult Patient
Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Adulthood
Anidulafungin
Aspergillosis
Chronic granulomatous disease
Dihydrorhodamine
Invasive fungal infection
author_facet Ilad Alavi Darazam
Hossein Akhavan Zanjani
Davood Sanaee
Payam Tabarsi
Mostafa Alavi Moghaddam
Davood Mansouri
author_sort Ilad Alavi Darazam
title Disseminated Aspergillosis as the Herald Manifestation of Chronic Granulomatous Disease in an Adult Patient
title_short Disseminated Aspergillosis as the Herald Manifestation of Chronic Granulomatous Disease in an Adult Patient
title_full Disseminated Aspergillosis as the Herald Manifestation of Chronic Granulomatous Disease in an Adult Patient
title_fullStr Disseminated Aspergillosis as the Herald Manifestation of Chronic Granulomatous Disease in an Adult Patient
title_full_unstemmed Disseminated Aspergillosis as the Herald Manifestation of Chronic Granulomatous Disease in an Adult Patient
title_sort disseminated aspergillosis as the herald manifestation of chronic granulomatous disease in an adult patient
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
issn 1735-1502
1735-5249
publishDate 2014-02-01
description Chronic granulomatous disease is an inherited defect in intracellular killing of ingested microorganisms characterized by recurrent life threatening bacterial and fungal infections including invasive aspergillosis in early childhood. We report  a  disseminated aspergillosis as  the  representative  of  adult  onset  chronic granulomatous disease without previous infection, with dramatic response to combination of antifungal and interferon therapy.
topic Adulthood
Anidulafungin
Aspergillosis
Chronic granulomatous disease
Dihydrorhodamine
Invasive fungal infection
url https://ijaai.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijaai/article/view/474
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