BCGitis: a case report

Authors

  • Doris Yadira Diaz Dominguez Centro Provincial de Higiene Epidemiología y Microbiología. Pinar del Río.
  • Lázaro Armando Rodríguez López Hospital General Docente “Comandante Pinares”. San Cristóbal.
  • Odalys Orraca Castillo Hospital Pediátrico “Pepe Portilla”. Pinar del Río.

Keywords:

Infection, Mycobacterium bovis, BCG vaccine.

Abstract

Introduction: disseminated bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) mycobacterial infection after inoculation is a rare disorder mainly appearing in immunocompromised patients.
Clinical case: a case where an adverse reaction, defined as generalized or disseminated “BCGitis” is presented in a three-month infant patient who started suppuration in the vaccine zone. The patient presented recurrent infectious charts and left regional lymphadenitis.
Conclusions: clinical course and immunologic assessment suggest a congenital immunodeficiency.

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Author Biographies

Doris Yadira Diaz Dominguez, Centro Provincial de Higiene Epidemiología y Microbiología. Pinar del Río.

Especialista de Primer Grado Medicina General Integral.  Máster en Enfermedades Infecciosas. Instructora

Lázaro Armando Rodríguez López, Hospital General Docente “Comandante Pinares”. San Cristóbal.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina Interna. Especialista de Segundo Grado en Cuidados Intensivos y Emergencias Médicas. Máster en Urgencias Médicas. Asistente.

Odalys Orraca Castillo, Hospital Pediátrico “Pepe Portilla”. Pinar del Río.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Inmunología. Máster en Genética Clínica y Urgencias Médicas. Profesora Auxiliar.

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Published

2014-08-08

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Diaz Dominguez DY, Rodríguez López LA, Castillo OO. BCGitis: a case report. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2014 Aug. 8 [cited 2025 Aug. 30];18(4):721-6. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/1815

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Vol. 18 No. 4 (2014)

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CASE REPORTS

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