Generalized BCG Lymphadenitis in an Infant:Diagnostic Dilemma With Lepromatous Leprosyand Gaucher Disease on Fine Needle Aspiration

Authors

MUSTAFA HACIMUSTAFAOĞLU
MEHMET OKAN
ÖMER YERCİ
SUNA GEDİKOĞLU
İRFAN KIRIŞTIOĞLU
İBRAHİM ILDIRIM

DOI

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Abstract

A two-year old male infant with generalized BCG lymphadenitis is presented. There was no obvious immunodeficiency disorder detected in the patient. BCG vaccine had been given at two months of age, and the lymphadenopathy developed at 21 months of age. Fine needle aspiration biopsy of the lymph node on Giemsa stain revealed macrophages very similar to Gaucher cells. These cells also resembled macrophages seen in lepromatous leprosy. They were engorged with acid fast bacilli and had streaked or wrinkled cytoplasm. Mycobacterium bovis was cultured from the lymph nodes and the patients improved with antituberculous therapy.

Keywords

BCG, Gaucher, leprosy, lymphadenitis.

First Page

285

Last Page

290

Recommended Citation

HACIMUSTAFAOĞLU, MUSTAFA; OKAN, MEHMET; YERCİ, ÖMER; GEDİKOĞLU, SUNA; KIRIŞTIOĞLU, İRFAN; and ILDIRIM, İBRAHİM (1999) "Generalized BCG Lymphadenitis in an Infant:Diagnostic Dilemma With Lepromatous Leprosyand Gaucher Disease on Fine Needle Aspiration," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 29: No. 3, Article 13. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol29/iss3/13