Trait
BCG-associated disease
An adverse disease following vaccination with the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) live attenuated Mycobacterium bovis vaccine, ranging from local BCGitis (regional lymphadenitis or injection-site abscess) to disseminated BCGosis. BCG associated disease can be a manifestation of unusual susceptibility to infection, particularly in severe combined immunodeficiency, Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease (MSMD), and chronic granulomatous disease.
Summary
- Also called
- Adverse reaction to BCG vaccination, BCG vaccine adverse event, BCG-itis, BCG-osis, Disseminated BCG infection
- Body system
- Abnormality of the immune system
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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The Human Phenotype Ontology links no gene to BCG-associated disease itself. The narrower traits below list theirs.
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Where this comes from
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the trait, its names, its definition and the genes linked to it. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
- Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.
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