[Facial lupus vulgaris caused by BCG]

Arch Fr Pediatr. 1983 Oct;40(8):643-4.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The authors report on an exceptional complication of BCG vaccination: a case of facial lupus vulgaris, which appeared one year after vaccination in a girl with normal cellular and humoral immunity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antibiotics, Antitubercular / therapeutic use
  • BCG Vaccine / adverse effects*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Facial Dermatoses / etiology*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lupus Vulgaris / drug therapy
  • Lupus Vulgaris / etiology*

Substances

  • Antibiotics, Antitubercular
  • BCG Vaccine