Multifocal sclerotic BCG spondylitis in a 13-year-old girl

Pediatr Radiol. 1983;13(4):239-40. doi: 10.1007/BF00973166.

Abstract

A case is reported of multifocal BCG osteomyelitis in a 13-year-old girl. The lesions in the skull, ribs and in several vertebrae were mainly sclerotic and healed with antituberculotic therapy. The case is unusual because of the late onset, sclerotic changes, and involvement of the spine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • BCG Vaccine / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Osteomyelitis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Osteomyelitis / etiology
  • Radiography
  • Tuberculosis, Spinal / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tuberculosis, Spinal / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Spinal / etiology

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents
  • BCG Vaccine