title: [BCG-induced axillary lymph-adenitis in the adult].
abstract: 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.
authors: Bnai Zion (Rothschild) Medical Center, Haifa.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Newfield
authors: J E
authors: JE
authors: Naschitz
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Yeshurun
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine