Acute polyarthritis after BCG-therapy for bladder carcinoma in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis.
A case of polyarthritis following intravesical administration of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) for bladder carcinoma is reported in a patient with long-standing ankylosing spondylitis. Possible links between BCG-therapy and joint manifestations are discussed in the light of data from the literature. Patients who develop joint manifestations after BCG-therapy are often HLA B27-positive.
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Department of Rheumatology, Henri Mondor Teaching Hospital, Créteil, France.
Martigny
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Simon
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Bellin
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Larget-Piet
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Chevalier
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*
D001500:BCG Vaccine; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen