Intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy and associated granulomatous renal masses.
We report a case of clinically symptomatic renal granulomas occurring during intravesical and intracutaneous bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy for bladder cancer. The patient responded to antituberculous triple therapy. We emphasize the rarity of such extravesical infectious complications and discuss the possible routes of renal inoculation.
D001688:Biological Products / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
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