title: Acute polyarthritis after BCG-therapy for bladder carcinoma in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Henri Mondor Teaching Hospital, Créteil, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thepot
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martigny
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bellin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Larget-Piet
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chevalier
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen