Enlarged hilar and paratracheal glands following B.C.G. vaccination

B.C.G. and Sarcoidosis

“…may be such an agent has been suggested by reports of cases of sarcoidosis occurring after B.C.G. vaccination (Larsen, 1950;Richards and Steingold, 1952;Pfisterer et al, 1954;Birkhauser, 1957;Fried and Genz, 1958;Ellman and Andrews, 1959). It cannot be denied that most or all such cases may be no more than mere coincidence (Tdrnell, 1954).…”