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BCG after a month
Hi doc please see the attached photo of the injection area. This is BCG vaccine. The vaccination was done on 7th May. What is this thing and is this normal?
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After the BCG vaccination small swelling like this appears and that is natural. The swelling increases for about two weeks after the injection and later it may become a pus point.. And then it bursts open and discharges some pus . this is also not to be worried.later it heals by forming a thin scar. this is the natural course of BCG vaccination. The whole process may take 4 to 6 weeks.
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This is normal response.. dont worry
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This is normal.... Nothing to worry. It will burst & form a scar at the site
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Hi ,this is the normal immune response to BCG Vaccination.it may break and then heal on its own and leave a small scar Nothing to worry .Don't apply any medication
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Hi,
This is the normal body's response to BCG vaccination. It will heal, resulting in a small scar by 6to 12 weeks.
Nothing to worry
No need of medications
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It is a pustule on the vaccination . It is normal
Do not apply anything
You can give a bath
Sometimes pustule may break
It will heal by itself
Do not put any dressing or cover it
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This is normal immune response after vaccination. just wait it will disappear
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if any underarm swelling and pus formation then visit nearby pediatrician
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This normal
Don’t worry
Need not apply anything
It will dry by itself
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Dr. Devaraja
Pediatrician
9 yrs exp
Coimbatore
The usual expected reaction to BCG vaccination is redness and/or a small lump at the injection site, followed by a small ulcer (open sore) a few weeks later (usually less than 1 cm in diameter). The ulcer may last from a few weeks to months before healing to a small flat scar.
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Dr. Suresh B. Agrawal
Pediatrician
45 yrs exp
Pune
Only if the swelling ulcerate consult a doctor.
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Dr. Sujit Mathew Varghese
Pediatrician
16 yrs exp
Thiruvananthapuram
Normal ....nothing to worry about it ...
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Dr. M.L.Kothari
Pediatrician
42 yrs exp
Jaipur
Dear parents,
This is BCG vaccine given at birth and after 45days a Papule is formed convert to pustule than rupture leaving behind a ulcer which heals slowly leaving a scar. It's normal &no treatment required only clean with warm water when rupture.
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Dr. Vishal Saini
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5 yrs exp
Sonipat
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