title: Acute sensory neuropathy in an adolescent girl following BCG vaccination.
abstract: A 13-year-old girl developed a sensory neuropathy following bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination, consistent with acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy or acute sensory axonal neuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Neurology, Guy's Hospital, London, UK. jow2@nch.edu.au
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wilmshurst
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Macleod
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine