Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) Vaccine Induced Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: A Case Report

Bacille Calmette-Guérin lymphadenitis is one of the most common complication of this vaccination. We present a case report of infant with this vaccination induced lymphadenitis treated successfully with anti-tubercular therapy. Fine-needle aspiration is the safe and cost-effective method to diagnosi...

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Main Author: Kalyan Sapkota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Nobel Medical College
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Online Access:https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JoNMC/article/view/33406
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description Bacille Calmette-Guérin lymphadenitis is one of the most common complication of this vaccination. We present a case report of infant with this vaccination induced lymphadenitis treated successfully with anti-tubercular therapy. Fine-needle aspiration is the safe and cost-effective method to diagnosis and to manage suppurative Bacille Calmette-Guérin lymphadenitis.
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spelling doaj.art-2e73e5044f3d418cbdfab61e84caeaec2022-12-21T23:16:58ZengNobel Medical College Teaching HospitalJournal of Nobel Medical College2091-23312091-234X2020-12-0192666810.3126/jonmc.v9i2.3340633406Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) Vaccine Induced Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: A Case ReportKalyan Sapkota0Department of Medicine, Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan NepalBacille Calmette-Guérin lymphadenitis is one of the most common complication of this vaccination. We present a case report of infant with this vaccination induced lymphadenitis treated successfully with anti-tubercular therapy. Fine-needle aspiration is the safe and cost-effective method to diagnosis and to manage suppurative Bacille Calmette-Guérin lymphadenitis.https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JoNMC/article/view/33406bcglymphadenitistuberculosisvaccine
spellingShingle Kalyan Sapkota
Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) Vaccine Induced Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: A Case Report
Journal of Nobel Medical College
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lymphadenitis
tuberculosis
vaccine
title Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) Vaccine Induced Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: A Case Report
title_full Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) Vaccine Induced Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: A Case Report
title_fullStr Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) Vaccine Induced Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) Vaccine Induced Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: A Case Report
title_short Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) Vaccine Induced Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: A Case Report
title_sort bacille calmette guerin bcg vaccine induced tuberculous lymphadenitis a case report
topic bcg
lymphadenitis
tuberculosis
vaccine
url https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JoNMC/article/view/33406
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