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Table 1 Known complications of BCG vaccination

From: An infant with asymptomatic hepatic granuloma probably caused by bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination found incidentally at autopsy: a case report

Local

   Skin ulceration

   Regional lymphadenitis (known as BCGitis)

Systemic

   Immunocompetent (probably)

Disseminated skin eruption

Miliary granuloma (mainly lungs and liver)

Osteomyelitis

   Immunocompromised

Severe systemic dissemination (with poorly formed granulomas and numerous bacilli)

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