DEVELOPMENT OF SUBCUTANEOUS ABSCESSES DUE TO MYCOBACTERIUM-BOVIS FOLLOWING HEPATITIS AND BACILLUS-CALMETTE-GUERIN VACCINATION

Authors
KAFEEL G QADRI SMH PASHA SAK SHARIF VSA SHAKIR SMI
Citation
G. Kafeel et al., DEVELOPMENT OF SUBCUTANEOUS ABSCESSES DUE TO MYCOBACTERIUM-BOVIS FOLLOWING HEPATITIS AND BACILLUS-CALMETTE-GUERIN VACCINATION, Annals of saudi medicine, 14(1), 1994, pp. 19-21
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Annals of saudi medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
02564947
Volume
14
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
19 - 21
Database
ISI
SICI code
0256-4947(1994)14:1<19:DOSADT>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Vaccination to prevent hepatitis B and tuberculosis (TB) forms a part of the national immunization program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. T he hepatitis B vaccination was introduced in the Makkah region in Janu ary 1991G. Since then, 25 children have developed post vaccination sub cutaneous abscesses at the site of vaccination. Microbiological studie s proved these to be of bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine (BCG) origin. Ten patients were treated successfully with isoniazid (INH) and rifam picin and 15 with INH alone. Four patients required incision and drain age. Possible reasons for this complication in our patients are discus sed.