Unexpected Deltoid Abscess from BCG Vaccination in a Healthy Adult: A Case Report

Ahmad Abdalla; Ahmed Samir Elbakri; Cinderella Ali Almatrooshi; Nouf Bader AlNaqeeb; Nabeel Umer Hussain; Waqar Haider Gaba; Farhan Fazal

doi:10.12659/AJCR.946723

25 March 2025 : Case report Ireland

Unexpected Deltoid Abscess from BCG Vaccination in a Healthy Adult: A Case Report

Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents

Ahmad Abdalla

^{DEF 1*}, Ahmed Samir Elbakri^{ABC 2}, Cinderella Ali Almatrooshi^{DEF 3}, Nouf Bader AlNaqeeb^{DEF 3}, Nabeel Umer Hussain^{ABCG 4}, Waqar Haider Gaba

^{CDEG 3}, Farhan Fazal^{ABEG 5}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946723

Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946723

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Figure 5. Chest X-ray showing no previous or currently active tuberculosis lesions present.

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Unexpected Deltoid Abscess from BCG Vaccination in a Healthy Adult: A Case Report

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