Epididymo-orchitis and Reiter's disease. Two infrequent complications after intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy.
Two cases of adverse reactions to intravesical treatment with bacillus Calmette-Guérin are reported. The first patient presented with a severe suppurating epididymo-orchitis three months after his last treatment. The second patient developed Reiter's disease with arthritis of one knee and conjunctivitis 1 week after the fourth instillation.
Hansen
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Department of Surgery D, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mortensen
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D000283:Administration, Intravesical; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000139:chemically induced*; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009920:Orchitis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*
D001500:BCG Vaccine