[BCG-induced axillary lymph-adenitis in the adult].
Axillary lymphadenopathy is very common, with a wide and well-known differential diagnosis. We present for the first time in the contemporary English medical literature the case of a 50-year-old woman with unilateral axillary lymph node enlargement due to BCG injection 2 months earlier. The difficulty in diagnosis is because BCG inoculation is rare in adults, and the latent period is long, up to 8 months. This was the cause of initial misdiagnosis. We conclude that unilateral axillary lymphadenopathy in adults travelling to third-world countries, should raise the question of BCG-induced lymphadenopathy.
Newfield
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Bnai Zion (Rothschild) Medical Center, Haifa.
Naschitz
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Yeshurun
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D001365:Axilla; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects*
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