When the Treatment is the Cause: Disseminated Bacille Calmette-Guérin Infection
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11940/16534
PMID: 32908827
DOI: 10.12890/2020_001697
ISSN: 2284-2594
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2020Título de revista
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS IN INTERNAL MEDICINE
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Journal Article
Resumen
Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) administration for superficial bladder cancer is a well-tolerated and very effective therapy. However, unpredictable systemic complications may occur on rare occasions. We present the case of a patient who attended for consultation because of fever, asthenia and weight loss following BCG immunotherapy. The clinical response to treatment and computed tomography scanning were key to diagnosis. LEARNING POINTS: It is essential to keep a high index of suspicion of possible, although uncommon, complications in patients treated with BCG immunotherapy.Response to treatment should always be evaluated to confirm diagnostic suspicion.