Disseminated cutaneous tuberculosis from BCG vaccination site in an immunocompetent child.
A healthy 4-month-old girl presented with widespread scaly papules and a nodule over the site of BCG immunization. A diagnosis of disseminated cutaneous tuberculosis in an immunocompetent child was confirmed with biopsy. The child was treated with antituberculosis therapy without recurrence.
['Dhar|Sandipan|S|', 'Ganjoo|Shikhar|S|https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8253-7706', 'Dhar|Subhra|S|', 'Srinivas|Sahana M|SM|']
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cutaneous tuberculosis BCG vaccine anti-tubercular therapy