Disseminated Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) infection and acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonitis: an autopsy case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Intravesical administration of Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) has proven useful for treatment and prevention of recurrence of superficial bladder cancer and in situ carcinoma. However, fatal side effects such as disseminated infections may occur. Early diagnosis and accurate therapy for...

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Autores principales: Shimizu, Gen, Amano, Ryota, Nakamura, Itaru, Wada, Akane, Kitagawa, Masanobu, Toru, Shuta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7523392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32993546
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05396-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7523392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32993546
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05396-7

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