Corticosteroid Therapy for Liver Abscess in Chronic Granulomatous Disease | Zendy

Jennifer W. Leiding | Zendy; AF Freeman | Zendy; B. E. Marciano | Zendy; Virgil L. Anderson | Zendy; Gülbû Uzel | Zendy; Harry L. Malech | Zendy; Suk See De Ravin | Zendy; David Wilks | Zendy; Aradhana M. Venkatesan | Zendy; Christa S. Zerbe | Zendy; Theo Heller | Zendy; Steven M. Holland | Zendy

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Corticosteroid Therapy for Liver Abscess in Chronic Granulomatous Disease

Author(s) -

Jennifer W. Leiding,

AF Freeman,

B. E. Marciano,

Virgil L. Anderson,

Gülbû Uzel,

Harry L. Malech,

Suk See De Ravin,

David Wilks,

Aradhana M. Venkatesan,

Christa S. Zerbe,

Theo Heller,

Steven M. Holland

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cir896

Subject(s) - medicine , chronic granulomatous disease , refractory (planetary science) , antibiotics , liver abscess , staphylococcus aureus , granulomatous disease , chronic liver disease , abscess , corticosteroid , antibiotic therapy , disease , surgery , immunology , pathology , gastroenterology , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , cirrhosis , physics , genetics , astrobiology , biology

Liver abscesses in chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) are typically difficult to treat and often require surgery. We describe 9 X-linked CGD patients with staphylococcal liver abscesses refractory to conventional therapy successfully treated with corticosteroids and antibiotics. Corticosteroids may have a role in treatment of Staphylococcus aureus liver abscesses in CGD.

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