Symptoms

• Swollen lymph nodes in the neck
• Abscesses in the neck's lymph nodes or liver
• Frequent skin infections that are resistant to treatment:
  • Chronic infections inside the nose
  • Impetigo (a bacterial skin infection)
  • Abscesses
  • Furuncles (boils)
  • Eczema worsened by an infection
  • Abscesses near the anus
• Frequent pneumonia that is resistant to treatment
• Persistent diarrhea
• Infections of the bones
• Infections of the joints
• Fungal infections

Bacterial Skin Infection

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Diagnosis

Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.

Tests may include the following:

• Biopsy —removal of a sample of tissue to test for the condition
• Dihydrorhodamine reduction (DHR) flow cytometry test—a blood test that looks at the ability of phagocytes to make chemicals that can destroy bacteria
• Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)—to test for inflammation
• Chest x-ray —a test that uses radiation to take pictures of structures inside the chest cavity
• Bone scan
• Liver scan
• Complete blood count (CBC)