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BCG‐induced lupus vulgaris complicated by squamous cell carcinoma in a 7‐year‐old child
Author(s) -
Thakur Binod Kumar,
Verma Shika
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04820.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lupus vulgaris , basal cell , citation , dermatology , library science , pathology , computer science , tuberculosis
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis, which is used for vaccination against tuberculosis, is usually considered to be avirulent. However, serious complications such as lupus vulgaris may occur rarely. Lupus vulgaris is a chronic, progressive post-primary form of cutaneous tuberculosis. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) may occur insidiously in longstanding cases of lupus vulgaris. We report here a rare case of BCG-induced lupus vulgaris complicated by SCC in a 7-year-old child.