Granulomatous reaction following bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination: Successful response to clarithromycin.

We report a 3-year-old girl with a delayed nontuberculous granulomatous reaction on a bacillus Calmette-Guérin injection site with dissemination to distant sites who showed a favorable response to clarithromycin used for 12 weeks with no recurrence on a follow-up of more than 2 years.

Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus in Children: Experience from a Tertiary Care Pediatric Dermatology Clinic.

Background/objectives: The manifestations of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) and their relevance to systemic disease are well characterized in adults, but data are limited in children. The objective of the current study was to examine the spectrum of CLE and its relationship to systemic disease in children from a tertiary care pediatric dermatology clinic.

Materials And Methods: An analysis of 26 children with CLE registered consecutively over 14 years was performed.