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What Causes Lump In A Child After Having Bcg Vaccine?
Hi my son got a Bcg vaccine when he was 16 months old. He developed a big red lump a month after. The lump grew quite big, red and flaky and finally bursted after 3 months leaving behind a purple smaller lump with a red wound in the middle which sometimes still oozes blood and has not dried completely. It has been total 6 months since he got the injection now. Is this normal? He has no swollen glands or lumps in his underarm or neck. Please help.
Fri, 23 Sep 2016
individual variations exists among children who receive BCG vaccine , small nodule to larger ones who can drain blood , puss like material and so on ..
as you mentioned , if there is no lumps in the arm pits ( enlarged lymph nodes) there is no need to worry , some reactions are delayed and some children may exipit them till 9 months of age .
I hope this is helpful
as you mentioned , if there is no lumps in the arm pits ( enlarged lymph nodes) there is no need to worry , some reactions are delayed and some children may exipit them till 9 months of age .
I hope this is helpful
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