Abstract
A retrospective clinical and immunological survey was conducted in 60 patients with Chronic Granulomatous Disease. A prospective controlled non-randomized study of the efficacy of long-term IFN gamma treatment was carried out.The mean age at the time of diagnosis was 4.4 years; mean duration of follow-up was 10.4 years. Lung and skin infections were the most frequent manifestations both prior to diagnosis and during follow-up. Aspergillus species was the first cause of infection and of death in our cohort. The mortality rate was 13%.Long term prophylaxis with IFN gamma did not significantly change the rate of total infection per patient-year compared to controls (p=0.07). Our data provide clear evidence that protocols of continuing intensive surveillance and monitoring of compliance with anti-infective regimens may significantly improve the quality of life and tong-term survival in patients with CGD. No evidence justifying Long-term prophylaxis with IFN gamma was obtained. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 155-164 |
Numero di pagine | 7 |
Rivista | Clinical Immunology |
Volume | 126 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2008 |
Keywords
- chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)
- interferon gamma (IFN gamma)
- follow up
- itraconazote (ITRA)
- infections
- cotrimoxazoLe (CTX)