Recurrent lupus vulgaris following repeated BCG (Bacillus Calmette Guèrin) vaccination

R Saşmaz; H C Altinyazar; S Tatlican; F Eskioğlu; P Yurtsever

Recurrent lupus vulgaris following repeated BCG (Bacillus Calmette Guèrin) vaccination

J Dermatol. 2001 Dec;28(12):762-4.

Authors

R Saşmaz¹, H C Altinyazar, S Tatlican, F Eskioğlu, P Yurtsever

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Social Security Institution Ankara Hospital, Turkey.

PMID: 11804076

Abstract

We report a case of lupus vulgaris following BCG (Bacillus Calmette Guèrin) vaccination on the right shoulder. The patient had a history of lupus vulgaris on his left shoulder that developed following BCG vaccination and was treated successfully eight years ago.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
Arm
BCG Vaccine / adverse effects*
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Lupus Vulgaris / diagnosis*
Lupus Vulgaris / drug therapy
Lupus Vulgaris / etiology
Lupus Vulgaris / pathology
Male
Mycobacterium bovis / genetics
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Recurrence

Substances

Antitubercular Agents
BCG Vaccine
DNA, Bacterial