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[BCG multifocal osteomyelitis: A case report].
[severe combined immunodeficiency]
Multifocal
osteomyelitis
is
a
rare
complication
of
the
Bacille
Calmette-
Guerin
(
BCG
)
vaccine
.
It
particularly
affects
immunocompromised
children
and
poses
a
difficult
diagnostic
problem
.
A
6
-
month
-old
boy
had
BCG
vaccination
postnatally
and
developed
extensive
disseminated
skeletal
osteomyelitis
.
He
was
found
to
have
severe
combined
immunodeficiency
.
Despite
antibiotic
therapy
and
bone
marrow
grafting
,
the
disease
was
fatal
.