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Pleural Effusion Caused by Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Immunotherapy for Bladder Cancer.

Authors :
Rachakonda T
Kendall B
Spivak AM
Boltax J
Source :
Open forum infectious diseases [Open Forum Infect Dis] 2017 Jun 17; Vol. 4 (3), pp. ofx126. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jun 17 (Print Publication: 2017).
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Intravesical bacillus Calmette Guérin (BCG) instillation has been used as immunotherapy for early stage bladder cancer for >40 years. Complications from this therapy are rare but may result in a spectrum of infectious sequelae. Here we describe the case of an elderly man who presented with a pleural effusion and subcutaneous nodule several years after treatment with BCG.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2328-8957
Volume :
4
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Open forum infectious diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
28761898
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx126