https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34589361/ Liver abscess

Case Reports

Cureus. 2021 Aug 26;13(8):e17467.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.17467.eCollection 2021 Aug.

Liver Abscesses as a Sign of Chronic Granulomatous Disease in Adolescent

Hussain A Al Ghadeer 1, Fadi N Busaleh 1, Jaber A Al Habeeb 2, Rabab M Alaithan 1, Abdullah E Almutahhar 1, Murtadha M Bin Abd 1, Mishael M Aldawood 1

Abstract

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited primary immunodeficiency disease caused by a genetic defect in the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase (NADPH) complex that affects phagocytes. This leads to recurrent severe bacterial and fungal infections manifested by recurrent pneumonia, also involving soft tissue, bones, and liver. Usually, CGD is presented and diagnosed in the first five years of life. In this case report, we describe a late presentation in an adolescent with multiple liver abscesses, the approach of diagnosis, and management.