[Systemic urticaria disclosing post-vaccine lupus tuberculosis]

Ann Dermatol Venereol. 1993;120(3):233-5.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The authors report a case of association between lupus vulgaris and urticarial vasculitis after BCG vaccination. Lupus vulgaris is a rare classical complication of BCG vaccination. Anaphylactoid reactions after BCG are very rare. This is the first report of association between the two diseases after BCG and the third report of urticaria after BCG. The pathogenesis of this is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • BCG Vaccine / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity, Immediate / immunology
  • Lupus Vulgaris / etiology*
  • Male
  • Urticaria / etiology*
  • Vasculitis / etiology*

Substances

  • BCG Vaccine