The bone scan in disseminated BCGitis.
Despite the long history of worldwide use of bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, a wide spectrum of adverse reactions has been observed in a small proportion of immunized infants. The most severe complication is disseminated BCGitis, often fatal but extremely rare and considered to be a result of host immunodeficiency. At present, polymerase chain reaction test, CT scan, ultrasound, X-rays and bone marrow aspirations are the investigations used to diagnose this disease. We report a case report of a 6 months old female infant with disseminated BCGitis. This paper aims to highlight the advantages of using bone (99m)Tc-MDP imaging and it's findings in supporting the diagnosis of disseminated BCGitis.
Alavi
Mehrossadat
M
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Namazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Alavimh@sums.ac.ir
Safavi
Shahideh
S
D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D001500:BCG Vaccine; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate