Kawano Author
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Tuberculosis; BCG; Infant; PCR; Granuloma; Osteomyelitis
Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, kitakyushu, Japan
Kawano Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, kitakyushu, Japan |
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Author(s): Takako Yoshioka, Junichiro Nishi, Kiyofumi Ohkusu, Kazuhito Hatanaka, Sohsuke Yamada, Kazuhiko Nakame, Yoshifumi, Kawano, Tatsuru Kaji, Akihide Tanimoto
Background: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccineinduced systemic complication is rare but localized skin lesion develops in the site of inoculation in healthy infants.
Methods: In this report, we described three cases of BCG vaccineinduced skin lesions in healthy immunocompetent infants and a method of identification of BCG gene by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) form fresh frozen of formalin-fixed and paraffinembedded tissue samples.
Results: These cases had a history of BCG vaccination but no family history of tuberculosis and no contact with patients of tuberculosis. Two cases developed cutaneous granuloma in the axilla of ... view more»