Cutaneous necrotic ulceration due to BCG re-vaccination

Mette Gyldenløve; Åse Bengård Andersen; Liselotte Brydensholt Halkjær

doi:10.4161/hv.19067

Cutaneous necrotic ulceration due to BCG re-vaccination

Mette Gyldenløve, Åse Bengård Andersen, Liselotte Brydensholt Halkjær

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Abstract

The case report describes a severe local reaction with large cutaneous necrotic ulcer following bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) re-vaccination. This is a very rare adverse event, and only a few reports have been described in the literature.

Original language	English
Journal	Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics
Volume	8
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	423-4
Number of pages	2
ISSN	2164-5515
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4161/hv.19067
Publication status	Published - Apr 2012

Keywords

Adult
BCG Vaccine/administration & dosage
Female
Humans
Immunization, Secondary/adverse effects
Skin Ulcer/chemically induced

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