Granulomatous hepatitis following intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy

Granulomatous hepatitis following intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy

Although intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) administration is an effective method in the treatment of superficial urinary bladder carcinoma, some complications may arise such as a granulomatous reaction either in the urinary tract or, in rare cases, outside the urinary tract. We report in t...

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Veröffentlicht in:International urology and nephrology 1999, Vol.31 (1), p.49-53
Hauptverfasser: Ozbakkaloglu, B, Tünger, O, Sürücüoglu, S, Lekili, M, Kandiloglu, A R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adjuvants, Immunologic - administration & dosage
Adjuvants, Immunologic - adverse effects
Adjuvants, Immunologic - therapeutic use
Administration, Intravesical
BCG Vaccine - administration & dosage
BCG Vaccine - adverse effects
BCG Vaccine - therapeutic use
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell - drug therapy
Granuloma - etiology
Granuloma - pathology
Hepatitis - etiology
Hepatitis - pathology
Humans
Liver - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:Although intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) administration is an effective method in the treatment of superficial urinary bladder carcinoma, some complications may arise such as a granulomatous reaction either in the urinary tract or, in rare cases, outside the urinary tract. We report in this paper a case of granulomatous hepatitis following intravesical BCG administration.
ISSN:0301-1623
1573-2584
DOI:10.1023/A:1007119706336