Table 2.

Clinical infections and immune dysregulation in patients with CGD in the MENA region

InfectionsNumber (%)
Pneumonia 189 (58.7%) 
Bacterial lymphadenitis 158 (49.1%) 
Skin abscess/cellulitis 131 (40.7%) 
Bacterial pneumonia 122 (37.9%) 
BCG adenitis 92 (28.6%) 
Bacteremia/septicemia 65 (20.2%) 
Fungal pneumonia 63 (19.6%) 
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis 57 (17.7%) 
Disseminated BCG infection 39 (12.1%) 
Lung abscess 37 (11.5%) 
Liver abscess 33 (10.2%) 
Osteomyelitis/septic arthritis 33 (10.2%) 
Meningitis/encephalitis 30 (9.3%) 
Mycobacterial pneumonia 28 (8.7%) 
Brain abscess 13 (4.0%) 
Immune dysregulationNumber (%)
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia 54 (16.8%) 
Allergic disease 31 (9.6%) 
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura 20 (6.2%) 
Inflammatory colitis 18 (5.6%) 
Urogenital obstruction 15 (4.7%) 
Systemic lupus erythematosus 5 (1.6%) 
Skin granuloma 5 (1.6%) 
GIT granuloma 4 (1.2%) 
Lung granuloma 3 (0.9%) 
Celiac disease 3 (0.9%) 
Rheumatoid arthritis 2 (0.6%) 
Hypothyroidism 2 (0.6%) 
Sarcoidosis 2 (0.6%) 
Myasthenia gravis 1 (0.3%) 
Malignancy 1 (0.3%) 

BCG, bacillus Calmette–Guérin; GIT, gastrointestinal tract.

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