Disseminated BCG infection in a patient with severe combined immunodeficiency.
Disseminated mycobacterial infection after bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination is a very rare disorder, occurring mostly in patients with immunologic deficiency. We report a case of disseminated BCG infection in a 16-month-old girl with severe combined immunodeficiency. Plain radiographs showed multiple osteolytic lesions in the femora, tibiae, humerus, and phalanges. Abdominal sonography and CT scanning revealed multiple nodules in the spleen, and portocaval lymphadenopathy.
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Department of Radiology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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D001500:BCG Vaccine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis; D016511:Severe Combined Immunodeficiency / Q000276:immunology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
D001500:BCG Vaccine