Disseminated BCG-osteomyelitis in congenital immunodeficiency.
A 9 month old female infant, who had BCG vaccination postnatally, was found to have severe combined immunodeficiency. She developed extensive disseminated skeletal osteomyelitis. Radiological studies showed numerous radiolucent lesions without reactive changes.
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Department of Radiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000151:congenital*; D007223:Infant; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology
D001500:BCG Vaccine