Korean J Dermatol.
2009 Mar;47(3):309-312.
A Case of Lichen Scrofulosorum Developing after BCG Vaccination
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. jylee@catholic.ac.kr
Abstract
- Tuberculid is thought to develop as a hypersensitive immunologic reaction in the skin to an occult internal focus of tuberculosis. Lichen scrofulosorum (LS) is a rare tuberculid, which usually develops in children and young adults. Rarely, lichen scrofulosorum can be caused by Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination. With the increasing use of BCG inoculation, several complications have been reported. However, there have been no reports of lichen scrofulosorum following BCG vaccination in the Korean literature. We report a case of lichen scrofulosorum developing after BCG vaccination.
