A unique case of miliary pulmonary tuberculosis induced by bacillus Calmette-Guérin intravesical instillation with COVID-19 superinfection
Intravesical instillation of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is used as an adjuvant treatment of bladder cancer. Systemic BCG infection occurs in less than 1% of cases, and pulmonary involvement is even rarer (0.3% – 0.7%), with a favourable prognosis. A 78-year-old male developed miliary tuberculosi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021-06-01
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| Series: | South African Journal of Radiology |
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| Online Access: | https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/2122 |