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Granulomatous Disease, Chronic

Synonyms of Granulomatous Disease, Chronic

CGD
Chronic Dysphagocytosis
Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Congenital Dysphagocytosis
Fatal Granulomatous Disease of Childhood
Granulomatosis, Chronic, Familial
Granulomatosis, Septic, Progressive
Impotent Neutrophil Syndrome

Disorder Subdivisions

General Discussion
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare inherited primary immune deficiency disorder that affects certain white blood corpuscles (neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, eosinophils). The disorder is characterized by an inability to resist repeated infectious diseases and a tendency to develop chronic inflammation. Life-threatening recurrent fungal and bacterial infections affecting the skin, lungs, and bones may occur along with swollen areas of inflamed tissues known as granulomas that can be widely distributed. Symptoms usually begin in infancy or childhood. Individuals with mild forms of the disorder may not develop symptoms until the teens or adulthood. Chronic granulomatous disease is a genetic disorder and is caused by inherited defects in an important enzyme in white blood cells that manufactures oxidants for microbial killing.

Organizations related to Granulomatous Disease, Chronic

Chronic Granulomatous Disease Association, Inc.
2616 Monterey Road
San Marino CA 91108-1646
Phone #: 626-441-4118
800 #: --
e-mail: cgda@socal.rr.com
Home page: http://www.cgdassociation.org
Chronic Granulomatous Disease Registry
c/o Immune Deficiency Foundation
Towson MD 21204
Phone #: 410-321-6647
800 #: 800-296-4433
e-mail: idf@primaryimmune.org
Home page: http://www.primaryimmune.org
Chronic Granulomatous Disorder Research Trust (CGD)
The CGD Office
Dorset Intl BH21 5NL
Phone #: 004-417-25517977
800 #: N/A
e-mail: cgdresearchtrust@dial.pipex.com
Home page: http://www.cgd.org.uk
European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID)
c/o Dr. Esther de Vries
Hertogenbosch None 5200 ME's
Phone #: +31- 73--6992965
800 #: N/A
e-mail: info@esid.org
Home page: http://www.esid.org
Immune Deficiency Foundation
40 West Chesapeake Avenue
Towson MD 21204
Phone #: 410-321-6647
800 #: 800-296-4433
e-mail: idf@primaryimmune.org
Home page: http://www.primaryimmune.org
International Patient Organization for Primary Immunodeficiencies
Firside
Cornwall None PL11 3LE
Phone #: 44 -150-3 250 668
800 #: --
e-mail: info@ipopi.org
Home page: http://www.ipopi.org/
Jeffrey Modell Foundation
747 Third Ave
New York NY 10017
Phone #: 212-819-0200
800 #: 866-469-6474
e-mail: info@jmfworld.org
Home page: http://www.info4pi.org
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
6610 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda MD 20892-6612
Phone #: 301-496-5717
800 #: --
e-mail: N/A
Home page: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/

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