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#AskTheExpert Is the swelling of BCG injection painful
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ExpertDr Arti SharmaPaediatrician4 years agoA. Nonits not painful
The usual reaction to BCG vaccination is induration at the injection site
A papule develops , from two or more weeks after vaccination.
It may ulcerate
This then subsides over several weeks or months to heal and form a scar.
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DR SHIWAJIRAO PATILGuardian of 2 children4 years agoA. Hello, your baby girl is 1 month old and she has received a BCG at birth and now she has a bump at injection site so don’t worry it’s very normal for any baby and it’s not painful
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Ankita MehtaMom of a 9 yr 11 m old girl4 years agoA. hi
yes ,it might happen.
try cool pack on it.
it will help to reduce pain , swelling, redness etc.
dress your child in loose fitting Cotton clothes.
keep that area clean and dry
maintain good hygiene
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