[Arthritis after BCG treatment of bladder cancer. A rare complication].
Since 1976 intravesical instillation of bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) has been used after surgical treatment of bladder cancer. Local side effects like cystitis are common, but a small share of the patients develop influenza-like symptoms, arthritis and other complications. We describe two patients with arthritis.
Rødevand
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Revmatologisk avdeling, Regionsykehuset i Trondheim.
Faxvaag
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Ostensen
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Brevik
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B
D000283:Administration, Intravesical; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*