Phagocyte bactericidal dysfunction
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Phagocyte bactericidal dysfunction refers to a class of medical conditions where phagocyte
s have a diminished ability to fight bacteria
l infection.
Examples include:
Phagocyte
Phagocytes are the white blood cells that protect the body by ingesting harmful foreign particles, bacteria, and dead or dying cells. Their name comes from the Greek phagein, "to eat" or "devour", and "-cyte", the suffix in biology denoting "cell", from the Greek kutos, "hollow vessel". They are...
s have a diminished ability to fight bacteria
Bacteria
Bacteria are a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a wide range of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals...
l infection.
Examples include:
- Hyper-IgE syndromeHyper-IgE syndromeHyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome , also called Job's syndrome and Buckley syndrome, is a heterogeneous group of immune disorders.-Presentation:...
- Chédiak-Higashi syndromeChédiak-Higashi syndromeChédiak–Higashi syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that arises from a microtubule polymerization defect which leads to a decrease in phagocytosis. The decrease in phagocytosis results in recurrent pyogenic infections, partial albinism and peripheral neuropathy...
- Chronic granulomatous diseaseChronic granulomatous diseaseChronic granulomatous disease is a diverse group of hereditary diseases in which certain cells of the immune system have difficulty forming the reactive oxygen compounds used to kill certain ingested pathogens...