Title of article
A Child with Massive Pericardial and Pleural Effusion and Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Author/Authors
Rafiei Tabatabaei, Sedigheh Pediatric Infections Research Center - Research Institute for Children’s Health - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Karimi, Abdollah Pediatric Infections Research Center - Research Institute for Children’s Health - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Zamani, Alireza Department of Pediatrics - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Sadr, Saeed Department of Pediatric Pulmonary Diseases - Mofid Children’s Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Nazari, Taiebeh Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases - Mofid Children’s Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Shirvani, Fariba Pediatric Infections Research Center - Research Institute for Children’s Health - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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6
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6
Abstract
Introduction: chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a genetic disease characterized by recurrent life-threatening fungal and bacterial infections and granuloma formation. Pericardial e usion is rare in this disease.
Case Presentation: The study reports a 13-year-old boy with CGD and a history of recurrent infections such as pneumonia and ab-scesses. The patient presented with shortness of breath, cough, abdominal pain, and chest pain and was diagnosed with severe pericardial and pleural e usion. The patient was treated with antibiotics, antifungals, and steroids and finally underwent pericar-diotomy.
Conclusions: Treatment of CGD patients with recurrent infections and inflammatory lesions is challenging and requires individual decision-making for each patient.
Keywords
Pericardial E usion , Child , Chronic Granulomatous Disease , Pleural E usion
Journal title
Archives of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Serial Year
2022
Record number
2732070
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