Lichen striatus following BCG vaccination in an infant.

For more than 70 years, Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccines have been administered safely to billions of individuals throughout the world. Local adverse reactions following BCG vaccination usually occur at a rate of 0.1 to 0.5 per 1000 vaccinations, and serious, disseminated complications occur at a rate of less than 1 in a million vaccinations [1]. Physicians should be aware of the various adverse effects of this commonly used vaccine for proper management. We herein present an infant who developed lichen striatus (LS) following BCG vaccination.