A 36-year-old member asked:
What is chronic granulomatous disease typically?
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Dr. Jay Parkanswered
Pediatrics 52 years experience
Immunodeficiency: White blood cells (WBC) roam the various tissues and engulf bacteria and fungi they encounter and then digest them inside themselves. When a crucial molecule, the reactive oxygen species (ros) is not present to enable the killing, the infection is not stopped. So these patients get sick often.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
What are the symptoms of chronic granulomatous disease?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Chronic infections: Chronic granulomatous disease (cgd) is a genetic disorder in which immune system cells are unable to kill some types of bacteria and fungi. The disorder leads to long term (chronic) and repeated (recurrent) infections. The condition is often discovered in very early childhood. Milder forms may be diagnosed at a later age. Check this site. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/pmh0002219/.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
What are the tests for chronic granulomatous disease?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Chronic infections: Chronic granulomatous disease (cgd) is a genetic disorder in which immune system cells are unable to kill some types of bacteria and fungi. The disorder leads to long term (chronic) and repeated (recurrent) infections. The condition is often discovered in very early childhood. Milder forms may be diagnosed at a later age. Check this site. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/pmh0002219/.
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A 33-year-old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Chronic granulomatous disease?
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Dr. Qura Rashidanswered
Allergy and Immunology 8 years experience
Immune dysfunction: Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited disorder. In CGD, immune cells called phagocytes are unable to kill some types of bacteria and fungi. This disorder leads to long-term (chronic) and repeated (recurrent) infections. Recurrent infections should be worked up by a physician to determine the cause.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
I have chronic granulomatous disease. Could you tell me what is good for that?
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Dr. Kathy Robinsonanswered
Family Medicine 34 years experience
Early treatment: People with Chronic Granulomatous disease are prone to infections. Early treatment of any suspected infection is critical. Graulomas may also for in the gastrointestinal system causing colitis so seeing a gastroenterologist regularly would be a good idea if you have any gastrointestinal symptoms.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
What can I try at home to treat chronic granulomatous disease?
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Dr. Morris Westfriedanswered
Dermatology 48 years experience
See md: This is uncommon condition that can affect many organs and needs experienced medical attention depending upon organs involved-rheumatology, pulmonary or in severe case ay need team approach. This has serious consequences and should not be treated with supplements as sole approach.
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Dr. Donald Shenenberger commented
Dermatology 27 years experience
Agree. An uncommon condition that often needs a multi-disciplinary approach.
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