Abstract
Report of a 8 month old girl with a BCG-Ostitis in the head of the left humerus. The diagnosis was ascertained by typical radiological, histological and immun-histochemical changes. Tuberculostatic therapy resulted in healing. The value of the BCG-vaccination remains beyond all question.
MeSH terms
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Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
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BCG Vaccine / adverse effects*
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Female
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Humans
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Humerus / diagnostic imaging
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Infant
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Osteitis / diagnostic imaging
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Osteitis / drug therapy
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Osteitis / etiology*
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Radiography
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Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular* / drug therapy
Substances
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Antitubercular Agents
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BCG Vaccine