Pediatric Radiology - Pictorial Essay

Spectrum of imaging findings of chronic granulomatous disease: a single center experience

10.5152/dir.2017.17264

  • Minah Lee
  • Mu Sook Lee
  • Jeong Sub Lee
  • Su Yeon Ko
  • Sun Young Jeong

Received Date: 30.06.2017 Accepted Date: 22.08.2017 Diagn Interv Radiol 2017;23(6):472-477

The purpose of this pictorial essay is to present and summarize findings of various images of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). CGD represents a heterogeneous group of disorders caused by defective generation of respiratory bursts in human phagocytes. This defect results in abnormal phagocytic functions and defective killing of bacteria by phagocytes. CGD may involve many organs and present with recurrent infections and inflammations. Radiologists should consider the possibility of CGD when a patient presents with atypical and recurrent infection. They must also consider other concurrent infections a patient may have.