Lupus vulgaris secondary to single BCG vaccination: a case report

Mukadder Ayşe Selimoğlu; Teoman Erdem; Muammer Parlak; Mukaddes Eşrefoğlu

doi:10.24953/turkjpediatr.1998.3337

Case Report

Turk J Pediatr 1998; 40(3): 467-471.

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Lupus vulgaris secondary to single BCG vaccination: a case report

Authors

Mukadder Ayşe Selimoğlu

Teoman Erdem

Muammer Parlak

Mukaddes Eşrefoğlu

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Turk J Pediatr 1998; 40(3): 467-471. DOI: 10.24953/turkjpediatr.1998.3337

Published: July 25, 1998

Abstract

A 10-year-old girl with lupus vulgaris following single BCG vaccination is reported. She had a 15 x 20 cm painless lesion covering her left shoulder, axilla, triceps and biceps region. PPD test was positive. Histopathological picture was identical to lupus vulgaris.

Keywords: lupus vulgaris, BCG

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Copyright © 1998 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to cite

Selimoğlu MA, Erdem T, Parlak M, Eşrefoğlu M. Lupus vulgaris secondary to single BCG vaccination: a case report. Turk J Pediatr 1998; 40: 467-471. https://doi.org/10.24953/turkjpediatr.1998.3337