Sternal osteomyelitis after bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination

• Main Authors: Rolandas Selvestravičius (Author), Elena Sučilienė (Author), Kęstutis Saniukas (Author), Odeta Bobelytė (Author), Vytautas Usonis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Presented here is the case of a nine-month-old boy with the osteomyelitis of the upper area sternum caused by bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), the Danish 1331 strain vaccine against tuberculosis. Upon examination, a swelling of approximately 2×3 cm diameter was observed in the upper sternal area. The...