BCG lymphadenitis: a potential complication of immune reconstitution following haematopoietic stem cell transplant.
HIV
cell biology
genetics
pathology
syndrome
Journal
Archives of disease in childhood. Education and practice edition
ISSN: 1743-0593
Titre abrégé: Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101220684
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2022
08 2022
Historique:
received:
09
10
2020
accepted:
22
11
2020
pubmed:
24
12
2020
medline:
22
7
2022
entrez:
23
12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
An MHC class II deficient 2-year-old boy presented with fever and an enlarging left neck mass 100 days post allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Fever persisted despite treatment with broad-spectrum β-lactam antibiotics. His BCG vaccination site at presentation was quiescent. Ultrasound showed enlarged cervical lymph nodes. An incisional biopsy of the large nodal mass yielded acid-fast bacilli, identified as
Identifiants
pubmed: 33355234
pii: archdischild-2020-320883
doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-320883
doi:
Substances chimiques
BCG Vaccine
0
Isoniazid
V83O1VOZ8L
Rifampin
VJT6J7R4TR
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
274-275Informations de copyright
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.