After birth, babies usually need to receive BCG vaccine within 24 hours of birth. If the baby is not more than three months old and has not received the vaccine, it can be supplemented. After vaccination, there may be abscesses appearing. What should be done for infantile BCG abscesses?
After seven days to half a month of vaccination with BCG vaccine, red nodules will appear and gradually grow in size. The baby may feel itchy, but will not have a fever. At six to eight weeks, there will be pus or ulceration, and then gradually scab. After the scab falls off, small scars will appear and gradually turn into skin color.
If there are pus sacs or ruptured pus sacs after vaccination with BCG vaccine, don't worry, there is no need to apply medicine for treatment. But be sure to pay attention to hygiene here, and do not wear clothes that are too tight. If there is pus flowing out, it needs to be wiped clean with a cotton swab, not squeezed by hand. It takes about two months to slowly recover, and then let it fall off naturally to recover.
Not all babies can be vaccinated with BCG vaccine. If there is tuberculosis or is infected by tuberculosis, fever, eczema, and the body weight is less than 5 kg, it is not allowed to vaccinate. Before vaccination, you need to consult the doctor, and then decide whether you can vaccinate, so as not to harm the baby's body.
