Cytological diagnosis and management of Bacille-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) induced lymphadenitis in infants

Pendharkar, Devyani; Hassan, Mohammad Jaseem; Khan, Sabina; Khetrapal, Shaan; Ahmad, Nehal; Jetley, Sujata

doi:10.18231/2394-6792.2019.0011

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“…[1] There are a few ways to prevent TB namely BCG vaccination, treatment of a patient with latent tuberculosis and other epidemiological measures like prevention of overcrowding, contact tracing and screening in addition to chemoprophylaxis. [2] The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is the oldest vaccine that continues to be widely used these days. It is derived by in vitro attenuation of an isolate of Mycobacterium bovis mainly cultured in an artificial medium for years and named after its discoverers, the French bacteriologist Albert Calmette and veterinarian Camille Guérin.…”

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BCG Induced Lymphadenitis: A Prerequisite in Parental Counseling during Pre and Post Vaccination Program

Sharma¹,

Bano²,

Malik³

2021

JPPCM

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Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is a live attenuated vaccine and used to prevent tuberculosis since 1921.BCG vaccination is performed as a part of expanded program of immunization (EPI). BCG vaccine is considered as a safe technique of tuberculosis prevention because there are only local adverse reactions seen with this and serious adverse reactions are rare. Lymphadenitis is the most frequent side effect of BCG vaccination. Intradermal BCG vaccination gives rise to erythromatous formation that consists of a cutaneous nodule at the site of injection and subclinical involvement of the regional lymph nodes, which is self limiting and requires no treatment. Lymphadenitis is the most frequent side effect of BCG vaccination.Fine needle aspiration is the quick, safe, and cost effective technique for diagnosis in addition to the management of BCG lymphadenitis. Here we report a case of 10-months' healthy male patient with left axillary lymphadenitis post BCG vaccination.

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confidence: 99%