Treatment of suppuration caused by BCG vaccine

BCG vaccine is a vaccine that can prevent tuberculosis. It is a vaccine that every baby must be vaccinated within 24 hours after birth. After vaccination, the baby may experience some discomfort symptoms, such as small red bumps on the local skin after vaccination. This is a normal symptom. In general, the vaccination site needs to be kept clean and hygienic, and never touched with your hands to prevent bacterial infection, which may lead to local skin suppuration.

Some babies need to be injected with BCG vaccine to prevent diseases, but many babies show different symptoms when receiving BCG vaccine, especially when babies develop symptoms of pustules at the place where BCG vaccine is given. In this case, timely treatment is needed. So what should be done with BCG abscesses in babies? Let me introduce this issue to you below.

If your baby develops symptoms of pustules after receiving the BCG vaccination, it should be considered a normal situation and a normal reaction. No treatment is required and there is no need to worry. You should vaccinate your baby in a timely manner, feed your baby properly, strengthen nutrition, keep him warm, and prevent colds.

3-4 weeks after BCG vaccination, the vaccination site may become red and swollen, gradually forming small pustules that burst on their own, and some may also experience local lymph node enlargement, which can be treated accordingly.

Guidance and suggestions: Local lymph node enlargement: Hot compress can be used, 3 to 4 times a day, each time for 15 to 20 minutes. Abscess: This is a sterile abscess. After it softens, you can go to the hospital to use a sterilized syringe to extract the pus. Abscess rupture: 10% sulfa ointment or 20% sodium para-aminosalicylate ointment can be applied externally to prevent infection.

Generally, pus will appear in one to two months. After the BCG vaccination, the arms will become festering, and then the festering area will slowly heal. Generally, squeezing it out with your hands may cause infection with other bacteria. Allow the suppuration to heal automatically and slowly form a scab, and pay attention to the re-infection of the suppurated area.

Pustules will appear after BCG injection, which is a normal reaction. If the pustule is accidentally broken, there is no need for anti-inflammatory treatment. Do not apply medicine randomly. You can use a dry cotton swab to clean the pus at the break and keep the break dry. My son has had it broken before, no problem. Even if the abscess does not break, there will be marks left at the BCG vaccination site, so this is unavoidable.