title: [The Calmette-Guérin bacillus (BCG). An agent to consider in pediatric infection].
abstract: Complications occurring a long time after BCG vaccination in healthy children have been occasionally referred, despite being rare. Osteitis seems to be the most frequent of those complications; therefore it must be considered in the differential diagnosis of that sort of lesions. The authors report a case of a 15 month old boy, previously healthy, who suffered an enlargement of the right foot for 3 weeks, unresponsive to antibiotics. The lesion revealed to be osteitis due to bacillus Calmette-Guérin, and abated after specific treatment.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatria, Hospital de S. João, Porto.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marcelino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vasconcellos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dias
mesh_terms: D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis; D010000:Osteitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine
vernacular_title: Bacilo de Calmette-Guérin (B.C.G.). Um agente a considerar na infecção pediátrica.