Vaccine-induced tuberculous osteomyelitis
Mdhaffer Imed, Arfa Wajdi, Kamoun Khaled, Faten Farah, Mourad Jenzri, Y Tsai, Y Chen, Y Lai, et al. (34 authors)
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) has an endemic evolution in Tunisia. Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination is systematically provided to all children. The vaccination is exceptionally complicated by a dissemination beyond the injection site (0.018 case per 100000 vaccination). We report a case of induced osteomyelitis in one-year old child following BCG vaccination. Keywords: Tuberculosis; BCG vaccine; Osteomyelitis; Management.
MeSH terms
- Vaccination
- Osteomyelitis
- Medicine
- Tuberculosis
- BCG vaccine
- Immunology
- Pediatrics