Disseminated BCG infection in a patient with severe combined immunodeficiency

Korean J Radiol. 2000 Apr-Jun;1(2):114-7. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2000.1.2.114.

Abstract

Disseminated mycobacterial infection after bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination is a very rare disorder, occurring mostly in patients with immunologic deficiency. We report a case of disseminated BCG infection in a 16-month-old girl with severe combined immunodeficiency. Plain radiographs showed multiple osteolytic lesions in the femora, tibiae, humerus, and phalanges. Abdominal sonography and CT scanning revealed multiple nodules in the spleen, and portocaval lymphadenopathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • BCG Vaccine*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Mycobacterium bovis
  • Severe Combined Immunodeficiency / immunology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tuberculosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Tuberculosis / immunology*
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • BCG Vaccine