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BCG lymphadenitis of a healthy infant

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 d...

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Main Author: Mohamed, Dr. Nurul Azmawati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: INASP 2016
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BCG; lymphadenitis; mycobacterium tuberculosis; abscess
Online Access:http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/12840
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spelling my.usim-128402017-02-20T03:33:33Z BCG lymphadenitis of a healthy infant Mohamed, Dr. Nurul Azmawati BCG; lymphadenitis; mycobacterium tuberculosis; abscess 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. 2016-11-24T02:56:50Z 2016-11-24T02:56:50Z 2016-04 Article 2223-4721 (Print) 2076-0299 (Electronic) http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/12840 en INASP
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topic BCG; lymphadenitis; mycobacterium tuberculosis; abscess
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Mohamed, Dr. Nurul Azmawati
BCG lymphadenitis of a healthy infant
description 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.
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