Open AccessGranulomatous reaction following bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccination: Successful response to clarithromycin
Author(s) -
Arti Nanda,
Humoud AlSabah,
Anwar Al-Sumait,
Nadia AlNaqi,
Mohammad A. Alotaibi,
Atlal AlLafi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.4103/ijdvl.ijdvl_543_19
Subject(s) - clarithromycin , vaccination , bacillus (shape) , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , biology , helicobacter pylori
We report a 3-year-old girl with a delayed nontuberculous granulomatous reaction on a bacillus Calmette–Guérin injection site with dissemination to distant sites who showed a favorable response to clarithromycin used for 12 weeks with no recurrence on a follow-up of more than 2 years.