Bacille Calmette-Guerin Lymphadenitis - A Case Report

B V Karthik; C M Prithvish; P T Nikhil; K Raghavendra

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Bacille Calmette-Guerin Lymphadenitis - A Case Report

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International Journal of Preclinical and Clinical Research

DOI: 10.51131/IJPCCR/v4i2.23.12

Year: 2023, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 38-40

Case Report

Bacille Calmette-Guerin Lymphadenitis - A Case Report

B V Karthik ¹ , C M Prithvish ^{✉ 2} , P T Nikhil ² , K Raghavendra ³

¹ Postgraduate, Department of Paediatrics, Basaveshwara Medical College and Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, 577502, India

² Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Basaveshwara Medical College and Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, 577502, India

³ Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Basaveshwara Medical College and Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, 577502, India

Corresponding author ✉: [email protected]

Received Date:04 August 2023, Accepted Date:08 August 2023, Published Date:14 August 2023

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

A 6-month-old child presented with a complaint of swelling in the left axillary region persisting for 3 months, accompanied by intermittent episodes of fever. Ultrasonography revealed hypoechoic lesions in the affected area. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) indicated the presence of Acid-fast bacilli. Given the presence of multiple matted suppurative lymph nodes, surgical excision was performed, and the child was initiated on anti-tubercular treatment (ATT). After 3-4 weeks, the swelling showed signs of reduction, and the child is currently under regular follow-up.

Keywords: Bacille Calmette-Guerin, Vaccination, Lymphadenitis, Fine needle aspiration, Excision biopsy, Acid fast bacilli

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© 2023 Karthik et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Published By Basaveshwara Medical College & Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka