[Serratia marcescens osteomyelitis as the first manifestation of chronic granulomatous disease]

R Ben Abdallah Chabchoub; B Maalej; L Gargouri; F Turki; I Majdoub; H Keskes; R Barbouche; N Ben Halima; A Mahfoudh

doi:10.1016/j.arcped.2014.04.023

[Serratia marcescens osteomyelitis as the first manifestation of chronic granulomatous disease]

Arch Pediatr. 2014 Jul;21(7):754-6. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2014.04.023. Epub 2014 Jun 13.

[Article in French]

Authors

R Ben Abdallah Chabchoub¹, B Maalej², L Gargouri², F Turki², I Majdoub², H Keskes³, R Barbouche⁴, N Ben Halima², A Mahfoudh²

Affiliations

¹ Service de pédiatrie, urgences et réanimation pédiatriques, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Service de pédiatrie, urgences et réanimation pédiatriques, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie.
³ Service d'orthopédie, CHU Habib Bouguiba, Sfax, Tunisie.
⁴ Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisie.

PMID: 24935451
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2014.04.023

Abstract

Chronic granulomatous disease is a rare, primary immunodeficiency disorder characterized by a defect in oxidative metabolism in phagocytes and recurrent bacterial and fungal infections. We report a case in a 2-month-old infant admitted with metacarpic osteomyelitis due to Serratia marcescens. Chronic granulomatous disease is rare but must be considered in cases of uncommon or atypical infection.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / complications*
Humans
Infant
Male
Osteomyelitis / microbiology*
Rare Diseases / complications*
Serratia Infections / etiology*
Serratia marcescens*