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Costal BCG osteomyelitis developing 1 year after BCG vaccination
Author(s) -
Oyachi Noboru,
Obana Kazuko,
Suzuki Takeyuki,
Kimura Shuri,
Chino Kozo,
Oyama Toshio,
Takano Kunio
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/ped.12072
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , bcg vaccine , virology
Reported here is the case of a 15‐month‐old boy with costal osteomyelitis due to the bacillus C almette– G uérin ( BCG ) vaccine against tuberculosis. Mild complications of this vaccine, such as localized abscess and regional lymphadenitis, are occasionally recognized, but its association with osteomyelitis is extremely rare.