Pyoderma gangrenosum arising at the site of BCG immunization in a nine-month-old girl

Pyoderma gangrenosum arising at the site of BCG immunization in a nine-month-old girl

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an extremely rare disorder in children. We report a nine-month-old girl with PG who presented with high-grade fever and rapidly progressive ulcers at the site of a Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) inoculation 2 months after the immunization. Additional small pustules devel...

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Main Authors: Yuka Okura, Yasuyoshi Hiramatsu, Masaki Shimomura, Kota Taniguchi, Mitsuru Nawate, Yutaka Takahashi, Masahiro Ueki, Shunichiro Takezaki, Ichiro Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Immunological Medicine
Subjects:
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)
immunization
infant
pyoderma gangrenosum
cytokine
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/25785826.2024.2445388
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