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Disseminated BCG-osteomyelitis in congenital immunodeficiency

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A 9 month old female infant, who had BCG vaccination postnatally, was found to have severe combined immunodeficiency. She developed extensive disseminated skeletal osteomyelitis. Radiological studies showed numerous radiolucent lesions without reactive changes.

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  1. H. Harfi M.D.

    Present address: Section of Allergy and Immunology Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, P.O. Box 3354, 11211, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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  1. Department of Radiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    C. Hugosson

  2. Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    H. Harfi M.D.

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Hugosson, C., Harfi, H. Disseminated BCG-osteomyelitis in congenital immunodeficiency. Pediatr Radiol 21, 384–385 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02011498

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