ISSN:
1432-1440
Keywords:
Bladder cancer
;
Bacille Calmette-Guérin immunotherapy
;
Bacille Calmette-Guérin tuberculosis
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Immunotherapy using bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) has gained increasing acceptance in the management of superficial bladder cancer. Systemic reactions after intravesical instillation of BCG are rare. However, when the therapy is complicated, the lung often becomes involved. Since the pathogenesis of lung infiltrates after immunotherapy is unknown, we report on a patient who developed a lung infiltrate after receiving BCG immunotherapy for bladder cancer. The infectious etiology was established by culture confirmation of a BCG strain in the broncheoalveolar lavage fluid.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00190319
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