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[Calmette-Guerin bacillus disseminated infection after intravesical instillation]
Silvio Borré1, Diego Brustia, Felicita Rosa
1Struttura Complesse di Malattie Infettive, ASO Maggiore della Carità, Novara.
Recenti Progressi in Medicina
|May 7, 2002
Abstract:
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.