Bacillary Prostatitis after Intravesical Immunotherapy:A Rare Adverse Effect

Bacillary Prostatitis after Intravesical Immunotherapy:A Rare Adverse Effect

Nowadays, the most efficient form of intravesical immunotherapy for superficial transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is the instillation of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), proceeding from an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis. In up to 40% of cases, its instillation is associated...

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Main Authors: Ana Joaquim, Sandra Custódio, Francisco Luís Pimentel, José Fidalgo Matos, Vânia Peixoto, Ana Luísa Faria, Joana Espiga Macedo, Emílio Macias, Sónia Rego, António Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-02-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Bacillary prostatitis
Intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin immunotherapy
Bladder carcinoma
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/336445

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