Interstitial Lung Disease in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease

Background: chronic granulomatous disease (cgd) is an inherited phagocytes defect, characterized by defects of nadph-oxidase and inability of bacterial killing, which leads to recurrent life-threatening infections.respiratory problems, which are the major cause of morbidity in cgd, usually result from recurrent severe infections; however, vigorous inflammatory response could also cause respiratory diseases.case presentation: herein, an 11 year-old patient with cgd is presented who suffered from chronic cough and dyspnea for 7 years. considering the results of chest x-ray, high-resolution computed tomography, and pulmonary function test, the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease was made.conclusion: early recognition of manifestations associated with cgd and appropriate treatment could prevent further complications and reduce morbidity and mortality in this group of patients