Beitrag zur Ultrastruktur phagozytierender Granulozyten bei progressiver septischer Granulomatose des Kindes

Electron-microscopic studies on granulocytes of a boy with chronic granulomatous disease are demonstrated in comparison with those of a healthy person. During the process of phagocytosis of staphylococcus aureus the granulocytes of the patient show morphologic changes that are different from normal. There were no hints to a dysfunction of fusion of the granules with the phagocytic vacuole. Deficient degranulation may be explained by a defect of the positive granule-taxis to the phagocytic vacuole.