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Table 4 Comparison of clinical manifestations in CGD patients

From: Preliminary study on chronic granulomatous disease in Sri Lanka

Site of clinical manifestation

Prevalence in different countries/regions—proportion (percentage) (%)

Sri Lanka

India [2]

Iran [12]

Turkey [3]

China [14]

Latin America [10]

Europe [1]

USA [11]

Lung

85

82

66

83

77

77

66

79

 Pneumonia

81

       

 Pulmonary TB

18

       

 Lung abscess

9

       

 Lung fibrosis/bronchiectasis

27

       

Skin/subcutis

77

47

63

45

46

42

53

42

Lymph nodes

62

82

76

65

50

59

50

53

Liver

46

59

63

8

32

27

 Liver abscess

33

       

 Hepatosplenomegaly

83

       

GI tract

31

35

56

22

54

42

48

 Diarrhoea/dysentery

50

       

 Oral ulcers

25

       

 Parotitis

25

       

Urinary tract

23

6

22

2

20

22

10

Septicaemia

38

25

30

23

23

20

18

Ear

8

12

24

22

8

29

14

Osteomyelitis

8

18

29

23

4

16

13

25

Meningitis

31

2

17

4

7

4

 TB meningitis

25

       

BCG complications

8

17

22

53

30

8

  1. The most common manifestations reported in each cohort are indicated in italic text