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BCG lymphadenitis of a healthy infant
- Source :
- Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science. 15:283-285
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Bangladesh Journals Online (JOL), 2016.
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Abstract
- This is a case of a 2-month-old infant who had suppurative lymphadenitis at left axilla after Bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG) vaccination. She presented with a non-healing BCG wound and left axillary swelling associated with one-week fever at 2 months of age. Aspiration under general anaesthesia was done and pus sent for mycobacterium culture grew Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. The patient improved without anti-tuberculosis treatment.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.15(2) 2016 p.283-285
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
biology
business.industry
General Medicine
Bacille Calmette Guerin
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Surgery
Vaccination
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Left axilla
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
medicine
General anaesthesia
Mycobacterium culture
Abscess
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20760299 and 22234721
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........e704bc9005c8d8c9242b02f563d95a3c
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v15i2.29019