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disseminated BCG infection

Synopsis

- skin rash similar to the infiltrative eczema of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH)
- subcutaneous nodules with histiocytic infiltration

References

- Culic S, Kuzmic I, Culic V, Martinic R, Kuljis D, Pranic-Kragic A, Karaman K, Jankovic S. Disseminated BCG infection resembling langerhans cell histiocytosis in an infant with severe combined immunodeficiency: a case report. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2004 Sep;21(6):563-72. PMID: 15552821