Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a X-linked chronic granulomatous disease female carrier
| Autor: | Kalotychou, Vasiliki Mermigkis, Demetrios Kanariou, Maria G. and Tzanoudaki, Marianna Georgakopoulou, Vasiliki Epameinondas and Kourbeti, Irene Daikos, George L. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Popis: | The X-chromosome linked (XL) female carriers of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) are considered to have no risk for infection. Herein we present a female CGD XL-carrier who developed Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and Serratia marcescens infection associated with age-related skewing of X-chromosome inactivation. (C) 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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