M2-Polarized Macrophages Compose Lupus Vulgaris Arising from a Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccination Site

• Main Authors: Yota Sato (Author), Taku Fujimura (Author), Sadanori Furudate (Author), Aya Kakizaki (Author), Osamu Iizawa (Author), Setsuya Aiba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Since bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis, lupus vulgaris (LV) is reported as one of the rare complications after BCG vaccination, correlating with immunosuppression in the lesional skin. In this report, we describe a case of LV arising from the BCG vaccinat...