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Table 2 Six infants having granulomas found at autopsy

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

Case

Age (month)

Clinical situation

Autopsy findings

   

Miliary granuloma

1

3

Sudden death

+ (lungs)

2*

2

Apneic bronchiolitis, GE reflux

+ (lungs), Acute superficial colitis

3*

2

Diarrhea, Seizures, Severe dehydration

+ (lungs and liver)

4*

5

Sudden death

+ (lungs, liver, and thyroid)

5

5

Chicken pox (found dead)

+ (lungs, liver, and kidneys)

6

5

GE reflux (found dead)

- (only liver granuloma)

  1. Adapted from Ref.9. *PCR was positive for mycobacterium. The present case is Case 6.
  2. There was no clinical and/or histopathological evidence suggesting an immunodisorder in these 6 infants.