Ben Ghozlen H, Jerbi M, Zitoun Y, Abid F, Bousoffara R, Sassi N. [BCG multifocal osteomyelitis. A case report].
Arch Pediatr 2014;
21:761-4. [PMID:
24935450 DOI:
10.1016/j.arcped.2014.04.020]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2013] [Revised: 12/22/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Multifocal osteomyelitis is a rare complication of the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine. It particularly affects immunocompromised children and poses a difficult diagnostic problem. A 6-month-old boy had BCG vaccination postnatally and developed extensive disseminated skeletal osteomyelitis. He was found to have severe combined immunodeficiency. Despite antibiotic therapy and bone marrow grafting, the disease was fatal.
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