bcg osteitis

Osteitis after BCG vaccination.

The authors report the case of a 21-month-old boy with an osteolytic lesion in the proximal region of the right humerus. Based on the clinical history and histological findings, the authors suspected osteitis following BCG vaccination. Symptoms remitted after antituberculosis therapy was initiated, and the patient presented radiological improvement. The authors describe this uncommon entity in ...

Mycobacterium bovis BCG–Associated Osteomyelitis/Osteitis, Taiwan

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Osteitis in a female infant after vaccination with BCG Moreau in the neonatal period.

Osteitis pubis.

BACKGROUND A 55-year-old woman was seen for pubic symphysis tenderness that started 3 weeks after bladder suspension surgery for urinary incontinence. A diagnosis of osteitis pubis was made based on the results of the physical, radiographic, and laboratory examinations. The paucity of information on this topic in primary care textbooks prompted a literature review of the subject. METHODS A co...

Condensing Osteitis

Adresa za dopisivanje Mr. sc. Walter Dukić Zavod za pedodonciju Stomatološkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu Gundulićeva 5, HR-10 000 Zagreb [email protected] 01/4802-132 Sažetak Kondenzirajući ostitis je patološko zadebljanje kosti u čeljustima, a karakteriziraju ga blagi klinički simptomi. Zadebljanje nastaje zbog poremećene pregradnje kosti, kao reakcija na blagu infekciju iz zubne pulpe. Ekstr...

Osteitis in a female infant after vaccination with BCG Moreau in the neonatal period Osteíte por BCG Moreau em uma menina vacinada ao nascer

A female infant (age, 2 years and 4 months) from the city of São Paulo, Brazil, had been vaccinated with BCG in the maternity ward and presented with a 15-day history of pain in the right leg and impaired ambulation. The patient was treated with a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and showed improvement. However, two weeks after the drug had been discontinued, she showed worsening. An X-ray o...