[BCG ulcer. Rapid healing with topical INH powder]

Hautarzt. 2002 Dec;53(12):816-8. doi: 10.1007/s00105-002-0367-3.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Following BCG vaccination, local or systemic complications may occur. A 19-year-old female patient with negative tuberculin skin test developed a blister evolving over two weeks into an ulcer in a vaccination site on the left hip. Ulcerations following BCG vaccination are rare and show a tendency to chronicity. The treatment recommendations are controversial and range from non-specific topical treatment to systemic tuberculostatic therapy. In this case, the ulcer cleared rapidly after topical treatment with INH powder.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • BCG Vaccine / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intradermal
  • Isoniazid / administration & dosage*
  • Powders
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Ulcer / chemically induced*
  • Skin Ulcer / drug therapy
  • Skin Ulcer / pathology

Substances

  • BCG Vaccine
  • Powders
  • Isoniazid