Tubercular disease caused by bacillus of Calmette-Guerin administered as a local adjuvant treatment of relapsing bladder carcinoma: Pathogenetic, diagnostic and therapeutic issues, and literature review
Arch. venez. farmacol. ter
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28(2): 54-60, jul. 2009. ilus, tab
Article
Dans Anglais
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| ID: lil-630359
ABSTRACT
Two exemplary case reports of respiratory granulomatous infection caused by bacillus of Calmette-Guérin (BCG) in patients who were repeatedly treated with local, intravesical adjuvant BCG therapy for a relapsing transitional bladder carcinoma, are outlined and discussed, on the ground of the cumbersome diagnostic and differential diagnostic process (especially when a prior tuberculosis and a concurrent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are of concern), and an updated literature revision. Only four cases of respiratory BCG-itis (pulmonary tuberculosis-like forms), have been reported until now to the best of our knowledge (two of them following bladder instillation of BCG). One episode of ours represents the first described case with a dual, concomitant granulomatous localization of BCG-itis, also involving the genitourinary tract
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Tuberculose
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Bâtonnets à Gram positif
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Arch. venez. farmacol. ter
Thème du journal:
Pharmacologie
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Thérapeutique
Année:
2009
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Italie
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Aging, and Nephrologic Diseases, Division of Infectious Diseases/IT
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Department of Surgical and Anesthesiological Sciences, Division of Urology/IT
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