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The Changing Paradigm of Management of Liver Abscesses in Chronic Granulomatous Disease

The Changing Paradigm of Management of Liver Abscesses in Chronic Granulomatous Disease

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The Changing Paradigm of Management of Liver Abscesses in Chronic Granulomatous Disease

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Full title

The Changing Paradigm of Management of Liver Abscesses in Chronic Granulomatous Disease

Publisher

United States: Oxford University Press

Journal title

Clinical infectious diseases, 2018-04, Vol.66 (9), p.1427-1434

Language

English

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United States: Oxford University Press

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Contents

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare genetic disorder causing recurrent infections. More than one-quarter of patients develop hepatic abscesses and liver dysfunction. Recent reports suggest that disease-modifying treatment with corticosteroids is effective for these abscesses. Comparison of corticosteroid therapy to traditional invasive tr...

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The Changing Paradigm of Management of Liver Abscesses in Chronic Granulomatous Disease

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6248449

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6248449

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ISSN

1058-4838

E-ISSN

1537-6591

DOI

10.1093/cid/cix1012

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