[BCG ulcer. Rapid healing with topical INH powder].
Following BCG vaccination, local or systemic complications may occur. A 19-year-old female patient with negative tuberculin skin test developed a blister evolving over two weeks into an ulcer in a vaccination site on the left hip. Ulcerations following BCG vaccination are rare and show a tendency to chronicity. The treatment recommendations are controversial and range from non-specific topical treatment to systemic tuberculostatic therapy. In this case, the ulcer cleared rapidly after topical treatment with INH powder.
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Dermatologische Klinik, Universitätsspital Zürich, Switzerland.
Trüeb
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D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007271:Injections, Intradermal; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011208:Powders; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
D001500:BCG Vaccine; D011208:Powders; D007538:Isoniazid