Genpharm BCG Vaccine Side Effects

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Side Effects

A local reaction is normal. Following BCG vaccination, 2 to 3 weeks later a papule develops at the site of vaccination and increases slowly in size to a diameter of 4-8 mm in 5 weeks. It then subsides or breaks into a shallow ulcer covered with a crust. Healing occurs spontaneously in 6-12 weeks leaving a permanent, tiny round scar 2-10 mm in diameter. In rare cases an abscess may appear at the point of injection, or satellite adenitis, leading in exceptional cases to suppuration. Exceptional cases of lupus vulgaris at the injection point have been reported. Inadvertent subcutaneous injection produces abscess formation and may lead to ugly scars. A risk generalised reaction to BCG exists in immunodepressed individuals vaccinated with BCG or living in contact with a vaccinated individual.

Genpharm BCG Vaccine Side Effects

bacillus calmette-guerin (bcg)

Manufacturer:

Serum Institute of India

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Genpharm