Fulminant Sepsis Due to Granulibacter bethesdensis in a 4-Year-Old Boy With X-Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease

Erick F. Mayer, Philip Gialanella, Iona Munjal, Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles, Jasmeen Dara

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Abstract

Granulibacter bethesdensis is a Gram-negative bacillus described as a pathogen exclusively in patients with chronic granulomatous disease, a phagocytic disorder that impairs the ability to clear catalase-producing organisms. Granulibacter usually causes chronic and recurrent lymphadenopathies. We report the fatal case of a 4-year-old boy with chronic granulomatous disease, who presented with sepsis after a few days of abdominal pain and diarrhea.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1165-1166
Number of pages2
JournalPediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume36
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2017

Keywords

  • Granulibacter bethesdensis
  • chronic granulomatous disease

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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