%0 Journal Article
%T Sternal osteomyelitis after bacillus Calmette-Gu¨¦rin vaccination
%A Elena Su£¿ilien£¿
%A K£¿stutis Saniukas
%A Odeta Bobelyt£¿
%A Rolandas Selvestravi£¿ius
%A Vytautas Usonis
%J -
%D 2016
%R https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2016.6626
%X Presented here is the case of a nine-month-old boy with the osteomyelitis of the upper area sternum caused by bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), the Danish 1331 strain vaccine against tuberculosis. Upon examination, a swelling of approximately 2¡Á3 cm diameter was observed in the upper sternal area. The mass was hard, fixed and sensitive to palpation with no local skin hyperaemia. Chest X-rays revealed a round mass anterior to the sternum, suggesting a diagnosis of osteomyelitis. A consequent sternal biopsy was performed and Mycobacterium bovis BCG was identified by a positive growth culture.
%U https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pr/article/view/6626