BCG vaccination scars: an avoidable problem?

BCG Vaccination

BCG VACCINATION. Studies by the WHO Tuberculosis Research Office, Copenhagen. Report prepared under the direction of Lydia B. Edwards and Carroll E. Palmer with the assistance of Knut Magnus. Monograph Series No. 12. Geneva, World Health Organization, 1953. 307 pp. 15/-, $3.00, Sw. fr. 12.This monograph contains the results of an inquiry into the variable factors that affect BCG vaccination. Th...

LABA monotherapy in asthma: an avoidable problem.

an aVoidable probleM Long-acting beta 2-agonists (LABAs) (or beta-adrenoceptor agonists) improve lung function and quality of life, and are recommended at step 3 of the national guidelines for the management of asthma. 1 However, chronic exposure to LABAs can be associated with tolerance and reduced sensitivity to the bronchodilator effects of salbutamol raising concerns over their use in asthm...

Controversy over BCG Vaccination

Controversy over BCG Vaccination

Osteitis after BCG vaccination.

The authors report the case of a 21-month-old boy with an osteolytic lesion in the proximal region of the right humerus. Based on the clinical history and histological findings, the authors suspected osteitis following BCG vaccination. Symptoms remitted after antituberculosis therapy was initiated, and the patient presented radiological improvement. The authors describe this uncommon entity in ...