Supraclavicular BCG Lymphadenitis Noted at 21 Months after BCG Vaccination Confirmed by a Molecular Method.
- Author:
Min Hyun LEE
;
Moon Hee CHAE
;
Kyoung Un PARK
;
Hye Kyung CHO
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
BCG lymphadenitis;
Tokyo strain
- MeSH:
Humans;
Infant;
Lymph Nodes;
Lymphadenitis*;
Male;
Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Mycobacterium bovis*;
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Vaccination*
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
2014;21(2):139-143
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) lymphadenitis is the most common complication of BCG vaccination. It commonly occurs in infants aged <6 months involving ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes. We described BCG lymphadenitis in a 22-month-old boy presenting swelling of left supraclavicular lymph node that was confirmed by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the multiplex PCR targeting the region of difference (RD).
