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BCG lymphadenitis
  1. S Ali,
  2. M Almoudaris
  1. Walsgrave Hospital, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK; ali103024@aol.com

    https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2003.042838

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      A 3 month old, otherwise well baby of Chinese origin, who had received BCG vaccine in the left deltoid region on the second day of life, presented with a one month history of a lump in the left axilla (see fig). Examination revealed a fluctuant mass (5×8 cm) at the left anterior axillary fold. Ultrasonography confirmed enlarged but non-suppurative lymph nodes. A presumptive diagnosis of BCG …

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      • Dr Mohammed Al Moudaris died after a short illness on 15th April 2004. For 13 years he had been a general paediatrician with a special interest in allergy at the Hospital of St. Cross, Rugby and Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry. He was a very popular member of staff and will be sadly missed by patients and colleagues. He leaves a wife, Nudhar Hadid (a consultant radiologist with the same Trust), a daughter, May (an architect), and a son, Al, who graduated as a doctor this summer.