Volume : VII, Issue : V, May - 2017

Bacillus Calmette–Guérin Lymphadenitis: Long term follow up

Vinod Kumar, Pancham Kumar

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 Objectives: To study the effectiveness of various modalities of BCG lymphadenitis management of Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) Lymphadenitis. Methods: This study was conducted at tertiary  care centre in Himachal Pradesh, over a period of 5 years. 13 childrenin the age group presenting to were divided into 3 categories, Group I  6 cases, who had firm swelling of Nodes  and were subjected to no intervention. Group 2 had 4 children with fluctuant swelling and underwent needle aspiration. There were 4 children in group 3, who had self rupture, and managed with local care. Children in all the categories were followed every 3 months during first year or till the regression/ healing of BCG lymphadenitis and every 6 monthly there after till the end of study.All the subjects were followed for the development clinically for active tubercular disease. Results: Children with spontaneous rupture took minimum time  duration...... for regression of lymph node and those  who underwent   to needle aspiration took the maximum time. However those who had spontaneous rupture required local wound care for 1–3 months. None of the patient developed any clinical features suggestive of active tuberculosis during the followup Conclusion: So we recommend close clinical follow up for active tuberculosis and conservative management only.

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Vinod Kumar, Pancham Kumar, Bacillus Calmette–Guérin Lymphadenitis: Long term follow up, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾5 | May‾2017

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