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Disseminated cutaneous tuberculosis from BCG vaccination site in an immunocompetent child
Author(s) -
Dhar Sandipan,
Ganjoo Shikhar,
Dhar Subhra,
Srinivas Sahana M.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.14398
Subject(s) - medicine , girl , tuberculosis , nodule (geology) , vaccination , dermatology , immunization , bcg vaccine , biopsy , pediatrics , pathology , immunology , antibody , psychology , paleontology , developmental psychology , biology
A healthy 4‐month‐old girl presented with widespread scaly papules and a nodule over the site of BCG immunization. A diagnosis of disseminated cutaneous tuberculosis in an immunocompetent child was confirmed with biopsy. The child was treated with antituberculosis therapy without recurrence.