Osteomyelitis related to BCG vaccination: case report

Turk J Pediatr. 1993 Jul-Sep;35(3):215-20.

Abstract

A nine-month-old girl with osteomyelitis related to BCG vaccination is presented. The patient did not have any clinical evidence of immunodeficiency. Her X-ray examination showed a lytic lesion of the right tibia and of the left ulna. Histopathological examination of biopsy material revealed a chronic granulomatous inflammatory reaction. She improved with intermittent short course antituberculosis therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • BCG Vaccine / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Osteomyelitis / drug therapy
  • Osteomyelitis / etiology*
  • Tibia
  • Ulna

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents
  • BCG Vaccine