title: Osteomyelitis following Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccination.
abstract: Secondary complications after Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination are unusual. We describe 3 immunocompetent children who developed osteomyelitis after BCG vaccination. The course of the disease is not dramatic, but marked changes are frequently visible in plain radiograph and MRI. The real-time polymerase chain reaction has an essential role to confirm the diagnosis of BCG osteomyelitis. With proper surgical intervention and chemotherapy, the prognosis is usually good.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Fawzi F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Al-Jassir
authors.forename: Riyadh A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Aldeeri
authors.forename: Abdul-Monem M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Alsiddiky
authors.forename: Mohamed M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Zamzam
mesh_terms: D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine