PNEUMONIC TULAREMIA IN A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS-DISEASE

Authors
MARANAN MC SCHIFF D JOHNSON DC ABRAHAMS C WYLAM M GERBER SI
Citation
Mc. Maranan et al., PNEUMONIC TULAREMIA IN A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS-DISEASE, Clinical infectious diseases, 25(3), 1997, pp. 630-633
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,Immunology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Clinical infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
10584838
Volume
25
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
630 - 633
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(1997)25:3<630:PTIAPW>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We report the case of a 14-year-old boy with granulomatous pneumonia c aused by Francisella tularensis. In addition, an autosomal recessive f orm of chronic granulomatous disease was diagnosed. Both F. tularensis and chronic granulomatous disease are associated with pulmonary granu lomas. To our knowledge, this is the first report of F. tularensis inf ection in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease. The relationsh ip between these two processes is discussed.