DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF THE REACTION AT THE BACILLUS CALMETTE-GUÉRIN VACCINATION SITE IN KAWASAKI DISEASE

• Main Authors: Lilian Martins Oliveira Diniz (Author), Raquel Gomes Castanheira (Author), Yala Gramigna Giampietro (Author), Matheus Sewastjanow Silva (Author), Flávia Duarte Nogueira (Author), Priscila Duarte Pessoa (Author), Thamires Marx da Silva Santos (Author), Gislene Soares Coutinho (Author), Roberta Maia de Castro Romanelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the case of an infant - diagnosed with incomplete Kawasaki disease - who developed BCG scar reactivation. Case description: A 6-month-old patient was admitted to hospital with fever associated with ocular hyperemia, cervical lymphadenopathy, and hyperemic lips, and re...