title: Mycotic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm After Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Treatment.
abstract: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is widely used for the treatment of bladder cancer. We report a case of BCG-associated mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm that was successfully treated with resection and antimycobacterial therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Kenneth P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Seastedt
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Usman
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Overlook Hospital, Summit, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruggeri-Weigel
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Hamilton C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Barry J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York. Electronic address: lngirard@med.cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Leonard N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Girardi
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D000283:Administration, Intravesical; D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D001500:BCG Vaccine