title: Penile tuberculosis after intravesical bacille Calmette-Guérin immunotherapy.
abstract: Immunotherapy with bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is widely used for treatment of superficial urothelial cancer. Complications associated with BCG treatment are common. The most common are minor reactions as cystitis, hematuria, fever, malaise. We report an unusual case of granulomatous balanoposthitis as a complication of intravesical BCG instillation therapy. To our knowledge, only a few reports of BCG-related penile or urethral granulomatous infection have been previously published in the literature.
authors: Urology Department, Centro Medico Nacional "20 de Noviembre", Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal. Electronic address: eall9@hotmail.com.
authors: Edgar
authors: E
authors: Linden-Castro
authors: Urology Department, Centro Medico Nacional "20 de Noviembre", Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal.
authors: Marcela
authors: M
authors: Pelayo-Nieto
authors: Urology Department, Centro Medico Nacional "20 de Noviembre", Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal.
authors: Alejandro
authors: A
authors: Alias-Melgar
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000283:Administration, Intravesical; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014389:Tuberculosis, Male Genital / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D001500:BCG Vaccine