A clinical case of disseminated BCG infection with a fatal outcome
Complications after the introduction of the tuberculosis vaccine develop extremely rarely. They become accidentally vaccinated infants with undiagnosed severe immunodeficiency. The article considers a clinical case of the course of disseminated BCG infection with multiple organ damage in congenital...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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Journal Infectology
2024-04-01
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| Series: | Журнал инфектологии |
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| Online Access: | https://journal.niidi.ru/jofin/article/view/1618 |
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| Summary: | Complications after the introduction of the tuberculosis vaccine develop extremely rarely. They become accidentally vaccinated infants with undiagnosed severe immunodeficiency. The article considers a clinical case of the course of disseminated BCG infection with multiple organ damage in congenital immunodeficiency in a 9-month-old boy. The disease manifested itself acutely, the child’s condition worsened within a week, and its outcome was the death of the baby. Primary immunodeficiency was confirmed by the results of a pathoanatomic examination. The discussion provides a classification of complications after the introduction of BCG vaccine, the algorithm of the doctor’s actions in case of a suspected complication after vaccination, and also describes the main signs of immunodeficiency. |
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| ISSN: | 2072-6732 |