title: Disseminated pulmonary granulomas after intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin immunotherapy.
abstract: Intravesical instillation of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine has been shown to be an effective treatment of superficial bladder cancer. However, it is not free of side-effects and complications. We present the case of a 62-year-old man who developed disseminated pulmonary granulomas after local BCG immunotherapy for recurrent papillary bladder cancer.
authors.affiliation: Service of Pneumology, University Hospital La Fé, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Diego
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rogado
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prieto
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nauffal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perpiñá
mesh_terms: D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006099:Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine