BCG complications: what parents need to know

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What is the BCG know almost everything. BCG – vaccine against tuberculosis. BCG vaccine contains weakened, dried-TB agents.

BCG-M is designed for atraumatic immunization. Its the same as BCG, only the active substance (bacterial mass), it contains half.

BCG-M is introduced:

  • Premature babies in the hospital;
  • In the clinic children who have contraindications to vaccination;
  • All newborns from areas where favorable situation on the incidence of tuberculosis.

The First vaccination is carried out to the child in the hospital, in the period from 3rd to 7th day from birth. Revaccination in 7 and 14 years carried out only if the Mantoux test was negative. The injection is done intradermally in the left shoulder.

Immunity to tuberculosis is generated through 1,5-2 months after vaccination. Vaccination does not guarantee. The possibility of TB is subsequently, but the probability is much lower. According to statistics, the incidence in persons vaccinated against tuberculosis, 15 times lower than among unvaccinated. And the disease when it is easier.

Grafting reaction.

At the site of inoculation a nodule is formed, covered with crust. By about the second month there may appear education type of abscess. Such a grafting reaction is considered normal. Do it nothing to smear zelenkoj or iodine too. Better this place do not touch. After some time (2-4 months) and everything is healing at the site of inoculation formed scar with a size of 3-10 mm.

BCG Vaccination complications.

When breaches vaccination (poor quality of the vaccine, the dose, the vaccine is introduced intradermally, and subcutaneously, etc.), you may receive vaccination complications. Despite the fact that BCG complications are very rare 0.02% of the cases, the parents must know how they appear. Complications after BCG called bereit.

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The disseminated BCG complications (becait):

  1. Cold abscess. At the site of inoculation forms an ulcer with a diameter of over 1 cm, increase nearby lymph nodes (axillary, cervical, supraclavicular, infraclavicular). At the site of inoculation appears a rounded seal. This is not an ordinary grafting reaction – a small knot and a large size, more than one centimeter education. The child's condition is not affected, temperature is normal, General health good. After 3-6 months of the seal softens and forms an abscess and then an ulcer which may not heal for several months. In the end of the cold abscess is healing and in its place formed a large star-shaped scar.
  2. Lymphadenitis. After 1-3 months after vaccination, increased lymph nodes under his left arm. Sometimes may be affected lymph nodes above the collarbone or under it. Swollen lymph nodes appear as red-purple dense formations with a size of 2-5 cm after a while softens them and makes of them is leaking pus. Healing occurs through 3-9 months with the formation of a dense stellate scar. The course of lymphadenitis may be accompanied by low grade fever, anemia, enlargement of liver, loss of appetite and poor weight gain. All children with polyvaccine lymphadenitis decreases the body's resistance and immunity falls. Subsequently, they found diathesis, rickets, chronic tonsillitis, frequent respiratory infections etc.
  3. Calcifications Some children with post-vaccination lymphadenitis at the site of the affected lymph node subsequently formed calcium stone-calcifications Calcification require treatment only if their dimensions are greater than 1 cm
  4. Keloid scars. After inoculation, BCG formed a rough, overgrown, very dense scar. Most of these scars appear in adolescent girls with allergic diseases or in case the injection was made too high in the shoulder joint region. Trouble keloids is that they can grow.

BCG complications are treated with special anti-TB drugs: take them inside and used as bandages on the affected area.

Contraindications for BCG vaccination:

  • Premature babies weighing up to 2.5 kg.
  • Acute disease or exacerbation of chronic diseases.
  • Immunodeficiency. Oncology.
  • Severe complications to BCG vaccine, revealed the brothers or sisters.

Contraindications to revaccination of BCG.

  • Acute disease or exacerbation of chronic diseases. Vaccination is carried out 30 days after recovery.
  • Immunodeficiency. Oncology.
  • Complications to BCG vaccine.
  • Infection with tuberculosis: patients with tuberculosis, children who have had tuberculosis or tubificidae.
  • Positive or dubious Mantoux test.


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