Case 35. 

Crohn-like longitudinal colonic ulcer in chronic granulomatous disease (8 y-o M)
　 　 　 　
　 Colon surgically resected for intractable ulceration seen in chronic granulomatous disease 　
　 　 　 　

　

 　 Chronic granulomatous disease is characterized by hereditary neutrophilic dysfunction. The defective neutrophils cannot digest catalase-producing microbes, such as Staphylococcus, E. coli, tuberculous bacilli and fungi.