title: [Tubercular prostatic abscess following intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy].
abstract: We report a case of tubercular prostatic abscess in a male patient who had undergone intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy for bladder carcinoma in situ. The abscess was successfully treated with transurethral resection of the prostate for drainage and subsequent antituberculous regime of chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Hoshigaoka Koseinenkin Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashimura
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Momose
authors.forename: Maho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takenaga
authors.forename: Humiaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoshiyama
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Takamasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oyama
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000283:Administration, Intravesical; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014389:Tuberculosis, Male Genital / Q000209:etiology*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine