Open AccessBCG SCAR
Author(s) -
Shahzadi Asma Tahseen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2016.23.03.1488
Subject(s) - medicine , measles , vaccination , gestational age , pediatrics , birth weight , immunization , low birth weight , surgery , obstetrics , pregnancy , immunology , immune system , genetics , biology
BCG vaccination may cause scar formation but it does not occur in 100% children.Objectives: To know the frequency of BCG scar in the infants 9-11months of age and its relationwith sex, gestational age, weight at birth, the timing of vaccination and the pattern of feeding inthe first month of life. Setting: Immunization Center of Department of Pediatrics, Civil HospitalBahawalpur. Period: 1st June 2015 to 15th August 2015. Subjects and Material: The infants 9 to11 months of age coming for measles vaccination and having record of BCG immunization bythe single vaccinator done at the same centre were included for the study. The scar on the rightarm was observed at the time of measles vaccination. Result: There were 500 infants includedin the study. The BCG scar was absent in 55 cases giving absent scar rate of 11%. There was nostatistically significant difference among different sexes, birth weights, gestational ages, timingsof BCG vaccination and patterns of feeding in the first month of life. Conclusion: Absent BCGscar is not an uncommon feature and is independent of sexe, birth weight, gestational age, andtiming of BCG vaccination and pattern of feeding in the first month of life.