[Can ofloxacin constitute an alternative antitubercular treatment for BCG hepatitis?].
The authors report a case of severe BCG hepatitis resistant to tuberculostatic therapy and treated with ofloxacin. Modern antibiotics, such as certain fluoroquinolones, can constitute an alternative to tuberculostatic therapy in the management of serious adverse effects of BCG therapy.
Fendler
Jean-Philippe
JP
Département d'Urologie, Hôpital Saint Joseph-Saint Luc, Lyon, France. jphilippe.fendler@wanadoo.fr
Debois
Henri
H
Mége
Jean-Luc
JL
Kepenekian
Georges
G
D000368:Aged; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D015242:Ofloxacin