Mycobacterium bovis BCG osteoarticular infection complicating immune therapy for bladder cancer: a case report

Osteoarticular infection with Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) is a rare complication of bladder cancer treatment with intravesical Bacillus Calmette–Guèrin (BCG). We describe a case of disseminated Mycobacterium bovis BCG infection masquerading as a chronic prosthetic joint infection in a patient wit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Stern, Rebecca, Roscoe, Clay, Misch, Elizabeth A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Copernicus GmbH 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8129905/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34084698
http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-107-2021
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Sumario:Osteoarticular infection with Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) is a rare complication of bladder cancer treatment with intravesical Bacillus Calmette–Guèrin (BCG). We describe a case of disseminated Mycobacterium bovis BCG infection masquerading as a chronic prosthetic joint infection in a patient with several risk factors for progressive mycobacterial infection.

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