Pleural Effusion Caused by Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Immunotherapy for Bladder Cancer. (17th June 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rachakonda, Tara; Kendall, Brian; Spivak, Adam M; Boltax, Jonathan
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 4:Number 3(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-06-17
• Subjects: bacillus Calmette Guérin -- bladder cancer -- pleural effusion; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx126
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: Intravesical bacillus Calmette Guérin (BCG) instillation has been used as immunotherapy for early stage bladder cancer for >40 years. Complications from this therapy are rare but may result in a spectrum of infectious sequelae. Here we describe the case of an elderly man who presented with a pleural effusion and subcutaneous nodule several years after treatment with BCG.