Chronic granulomatous disease:

Clinical Features:

• Group of immune deficiency diseases caused by defects in the neutrophilic oxidative burst
• Most commonly X-linked recessive

Histologic Features:

• When cutaneous granulomas are present in chronic granulomatous disease, they may or may not show caseation.
• Granulomas may not be linked to an identifiable trigger, or may secondary to an infectious agent or foreign bodies.

Cases associated with this book:

Chronic granulomatous disease
Author: Stephen Lyle, M.D., Ph.D.

Conference: DermatopathologyConsultations.com Teaching Collection