Lupus Vulgaris Secondary to BCG Vaccination Without Indication

Nazari S., POLAT EKİNCİ A., Ozarmagan G.

TURKDERM-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEROLOGY, cilt.40, 2006 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Dergi Adı: TURKDERM-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Lupus vulgaris, BCG vaccination, tuberculosis
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Lupus vulgaris, a common form of the skin tuberculosis is rarely developed following BCG (Bacille Calmette- Guerin) vaccination in the area of injection. In this paper, a 38 year-old healthy woman which developed lupus vulgaris 3 weeks after intradermal BCG vaccination is reported. The lesion appeared following BCG vaccination by a tuberculosis-screening health group without any indication after applying a tuberculin (PPD) test. The clinical and histopathological investigations were characteristic for lupus vulgaris. Acid-fast stains and cultures prepared from the tissue were negative. As 6 month period of two-drug antituberculous therapy led to relative regression, the treatment was completed by three sessions of cryosurgery.