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Chronic granulomatosis disease (GCD) is a hereditary abnormality of phagocytic cells, frequently revealed by invasive pulmonary Aspergillosis. The authors report the case of 8 year old girl investigates for hypotrophia, reccurent lung disease and hemoptysia. She was treated for pulmonary tuberculosis because of biological inflammatory syndrome, right alveolar opacity and positive tuberculin skin test. The course was marked by the developement of a thoracic wall mass. Anti- aspergillus serology was positive; culture of the thoracic mass puncture and bronchoalveolar lavage isolated fumigatus Aspergillus. GCD was suggested and confirmed by the NBT test.
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PMID:[Chronic septic granulomatosis in children revealed by invasive pulmonary aspergillosis]. 1642 74