Treatment:

Acute infections should be treated aggressively with appropriate antibiotics. Antibiotics may also be prescribed to prevent infection (prophylactically). These are taken on a daily basis to try to decrease the frequency of infection. Interferon-gamma may also be helpful in reducing the number of severe infections. When abscesses form, if possible they should be treated by a surgeon

The only cure for chronic granulomatous disease is a bone marrow transplant.

Expectations (prognosis):

Long-term antibiotic treatments may help to reduce infections, but early death is typically a result of repeated lung infections.

Complications:

• Bone damage
• Chronic pneumonia
• Lung damage
• Skin damage

Calling your health care provider:

If you or your child have this condition and you suspect pneumonia or other infection, call your health care provider immediately.

Notify your health care provider if a lung, skin, or other infection does not respond to treatment.