Osteomyelitis deriving from BCG-vaccination
- 1 February 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Pediatric Radiology
- Vol. 17 (2) , 166-167
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02388102
Abstract
Secondary complications after BCG-vaccination are unusual. There is an almost invariably lethal generalized infection affecting the immunodepressed [1]. Late dissemination of BCG to bone is characterized by lytic lesions, it is not normally associated with immunologic changes and has a good prognosis [2, 3]. The histology of BCG-osteomyelitis resembles that produced by Koch bacillus. We present a rare case of a lytic lesion in the femur improving after specific treatment.Keywords
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