Granulomatous osteomyelitis of the sternum presenting with a parasternal mass: A possible relation to the bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1534-1536

  Karnak, Ibrahim ^a   Akçören, Zuhal ^a   Göǧüc, Safiye ^a   Çaǧlar, Melda ^a   Tanyel, F Cahit ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacille Calmette Guerin vaccine; Granulomatous inflammation; Osteomyelitis; Sternum

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; MALE; ONSET AGE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNUM; THORAX WALL TUMOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032697789     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(99)90121-5     Document Type: Article

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