Osteitis of the radius following Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccination at birth: a case report

Osteitis of the radius following Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccination at birth: a case report

Abstract Background The Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine, which is used for the prevention of tuberculosis, is considered protective against the severe forms of childhood tuberculosis. However, some serious adverse reactions including osteitis of the long bones can occur. Case presentation We report...

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Main Authors: Abdelmoneim E. M. Kheir, Salah A. Ibrahim, Azza Abdelsatir, Mustafa E. Bahar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Osteitis of radius
Tuberculosis
BCG
Vaccine
Sudan
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1446-5

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