Case Report
Year: 2019 | Month: October-December | Volume: 4 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 67-69
Suppurative Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Lymphadenitis in an Infant- An Unexplored Entity
Dr. Manju Kumari1, Dr. Mukul Singh2, Dr. Pallavi Punhani3
1Senior Resident, 2Professor, 3Post graduate
Department of Pathology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
Corresponding Author: Dr. Mukul Singh
ABSTRACT
Bacilli Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is a live attenuated vaccine first used in 1921 for prevention of tuberculosis. It is administrated intradermally at the time of birth. Ipsilateral axillary lymphadenopathy is a complication of this vaccine which is lesser known. Fine needle aspiration cytology is a simple, cost effective and outdoor patient procedure for diagnosis as well as management of this entity. Here, we present a case of four months old infant who presented with left axillary suppurative lymphadenopathy.
Keywords: Bacilli Calmette-Guerin, infant, lymph node.