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Psychrobacter immobilis Septicemia in a Boy with X-linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease and Fulminant Hepatic Failure

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A 16-year old boy with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) developed Psychrobacter immobilis septicemia during a course of fulminant hepatic failure. The patient died despite aggressive management with antimicrobials and corticosteroids. While Psychrobacter immobilis rarely affects humans, it should be considered an organism that can cause sepsis in patients with CGD.

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We thank Dr. Jane Carver for assistance with preparation of the manuscript and Dr. Hector Monforte for the pathology diagnostic support and photomicrographs.

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  1. Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/All Children’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL, USA

    Panida Sriaroon & Jennifer W. Leiding

  2. Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Associates of South Texas, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Araceli Elizalde

  3. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Elena E. Perez

  4. Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Grace M. Aldrovandi

  5. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA

    John W. Sleasman

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Sriaroon, P., Elizalde, A., Perez, E.E. et al. Psychrobacter immobilis Septicemia in a Boy with X-linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease and Fulminant Hepatic Failure. J Clin Immunol 34, 39–41 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-013-9961-7

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