Pasteur M C, Hall D R
Department of Thoracic Medicine, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, UK.
Scand J Infect Dis. 2001;33(6):473-4. doi: 10.1080/00365540152029981.
We report on a case of inadvertent intramuscular injection of BCG vaccine into an already tuberculin-sensitive individual which resulted in a severe and prolonged local reaction. There is no consensus on the best management of this complication, although in this case healing appeared to be hastened by anti-tuberculous chemotherapy.