Costal BCG osteomyelitis presenting as a tumor.
We present the case of an 11-month-old male infant who had been BCG vaccinated as a neonate. At the age of nine months, he developed a localized tumor above his right mamilla. The tumor destroyed the fourth rib and infiltrated the surrounding soft tissue. X-ray and CT scan suggested a malignant neoplasm. Histology, however, showed the typical picture of tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis (BCG strain) was isolated from the lesion. Thus, the tumor was caused by an unusual presentation of a costal BCG osteomyelitis which was associated with negative findings in the bone scan.
Hoppe
J E
JE
Eberhard-Karls-Universität, Tübingen, Germany.
Orlikowsky
T
T
Klingebiel
T
T
Niethammer
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D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012272:Ribs; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
D001500:BCG Vaccine