TY - JOUR
T1 - Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in BCG-vaccinated patients
AU - Lamabadusuriya, Sanath P.
AU - Keembiyehetty, Padma
AU - Pathirana, Tamara
PY - 1992/6
Y1 - 1992/6
N2 - Summary: Six patients with extra pulmonary tuberculosis who presented within a 2-year period to the Paediatric Department of the Faculty of Medicine, Galle, Sri Lanka, are presented. In spite of the BCG vaccination being given to all of them at birth, five patients subsequently developed miliary tuberculosis and one patient bone tuberculosis. The likely reasons for failure of BCG vaccination to prevent extra-pulmonary complications developing are discussed.
AB - Summary: Six patients with extra pulmonary tuberculosis who presented within a 2-year period to the Paediatric Department of the Faculty of Medicine, Galle, Sri Lanka, are presented. In spite of the BCG vaccination being given to all of them at birth, five patients subsequently developed miliary tuberculosis and one patient bone tuberculosis. The likely reasons for failure of BCG vaccination to prevent extra-pulmonary complications developing are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1093/tropej/38.3.124
DO - 10.1093/tropej/38.3.124
M3 - Article
C2 - 1507306
AN - SCOPUS:0026632731
SN - 0142-6338
VL - 38
SP - 124
EP - 126
JO - Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
JF - Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
IS - 3
ER -
