Adolescent with recurrent tuberculosis: Can it be chronic granulomatous disease?

Indian J Tuberc

Pediatric TB Clinic, B.J. Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India. Electronic address:

Published: July 2016

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited primary immunodeficiency disorder with recurrent bacterial and fungal infections like Staphylococcus aureus, Nocardia spp, Serratia marcescens, Burkholderia cepacia, Salmonella spp. and Aspergillus species. We present a 13-year-old male child who had 3 episodes of tuberculosis (TB) at 5 years, 8 years and 13 years of age, respectively, with no other intercurrent infections and who was diagnosed as CGD at the age of 13 years. This case highlights the possibility of phenotypic variations of CGD. The diagnosis of CGD should also be sought in all children with recurrent TB.

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