Immunotherapy in ocular equine sarcoid.
A modified Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) preparation was used successfully in the treatment of 7 cases of equine sarcoid. The BCG preparation was injected into the lesions. The longest period of remission has been 24 months, and the shortest period of remission has been 9 months, with no signs of recurrence of the tumor in any of the presented cases.
D000818:Animals; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
D001500:BCG Vaccine