[B.C.G. osteitis after immunotherapy (author's transl)]

A case of B.C.G. osteitis occuring after an attempt at the restoration of immune function in a patient with Hodgkin's disease. The diagnosis was based upon histological study of a biopsy specimen and the discovery of a B.C.G. strain. Tuberculostatic therapy resulted in local healing. The various complications and side-effects of B.C.G. immunotherapy are reported in the discussion: local reactions, regional lymphadenopathy, systemic infections, hypersensitivity phenomena, pulmonary, bone marrow and hepatic involvement.