[Calmette-Guerin bacillus disseminated infection after intravesical instillation].
Local immunotherapy with bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is an effective and frequently used treatment for superficial bladder cancer. Serious side effects are infrequent but can affect every organ system. We describe a 53 year- old man with a disseminated bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) infection after intravescical instillation for bladder carcinoma. Recent literature is reviewed for this rare complication.
Borré
Silvio
S
Struttura Complesse di Malattie Infettive, ASO Maggiore della Carità, Novara.
Brustia
Diego
D
Rosa
Felicita
F
Brondolo
Roberta
R
Rizzo
Giovanni
G
Garavelli
Pietro Luigi
PL
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000283:Administration, Intravesical; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D001500:BCG Vaccine