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Case Report

Sternal Osteomyelitis after Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccination

by
Rolandas Selvestravičius
1,
Elena Sučilienė
1,
Kęstutis Saniukas
2,
Odeta Bobelytė
1 and
Vytautas Usonis
1,*
1
Clinic of Children’s Diseases
2
Clinic of Abdominal Surgery, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Pediatr. Rep. 2016, 8(3), 6626; https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2016.6626
Submission received: 30 May 2016 / Revised: 30 May 2016 / Accepted: 4 August 2016 / Published: 19 September 2016

Abstract

Presented here is the case of a nine-month-old boy with the osteomyelitis of the upper area sternum caused by bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), the Danish 1331 strain vaccine against tuberculosis. Upon examination, a swelling of approximately 2×3 cm diameter was observed in the upper sternal area. The mass was hard, fixed and sensitive to palpation with no local skin hyperaemia. Chest X-rays revealed a round mass anterior to the sternum, suggesting a diagnosis of osteomyelitis. A consequent sternal biopsy was performed and Mycobacterium bovis BCG was identified by a positive growth culture.
Keywords: BCG osteomyelitis; BCG vaccine; Adverse reactions; Tuberculosis BCG osteomyelitis; BCG vaccine; Adverse reactions; Tuberculosis

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Selvestravičius, R.; Sučilienė, E.; Saniukas, K.; Bobelytė, O.; Usonis, V. Sternal Osteomyelitis after Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccination. Pediatr. Rep. 2016, 8, 6626. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2016.6626

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Selvestravičius R, Sučilienė E, Saniukas K, Bobelytė O, Usonis V. Sternal Osteomyelitis after Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccination. Pediatric Reports. 2016; 8(3):6626. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2016.6626

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Selvestravičius, Rolandas, Elena Sučilienė, Kęstutis Saniukas, Odeta Bobelytė, and Vytautas Usonis. 2016. "Sternal Osteomyelitis after Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccination" Pediatric Reports 8, no. 3: 6626. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2016.6626

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