title: [B.C.G. osteitis after immunotherapy (author's transl)].
abstract: A case of B.C.G. osteitis occuring after an attempt at the restoration of immune function in a patient with Hodgkin's disease. The diagnosis was based upon histological study of a biopsy specimen and the discovery of a B.C.G. strain. Tuberculostatic therapy resulted in local healing. The various complications and side-effects of B.C.G. immunotherapy are reported in the discussion: local reactions, regional lymphadenopathy, systemic infections, hypersensitivity phenomena, pulmonary, bone marrow and hepatic involvement.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D008297:Male; D010000:Osteitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D001500:BCG Vaccine
vernacular_title: Ostéite à B.C.G. après immunothérapie.