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  • Title: Osteomyelitis following Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccination.
    Author: Al-Jassir FF, Aldeeri RA, Alsiddiky AM, Zamzam MM.
    Journal: Saudi Med J; 2012 Jan; 33(1):87-90. PubMed ID: 22273655.
    Abstract:
    Secondary complications after Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination are unusual. We describe 3 immunocompetent children who developed osteomyelitis after BCG vaccination. The course of the disease is not dramatic, but marked changes are frequently visible in plain radiograph and MRI. The real-time polymerase chain reaction has an essential role to confirm the diagnosis of BCG osteomyelitis. With proper surgical intervention and chemotherapy, the prognosis is usually good.
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