Asymptomatic renal BCG granulomatosis: An unusual complication of intravesical BCG therapy for carcinoma urinary bladder

Autor:	Suresh Bhat, Yateesh Srinivasa, Fredrick Paul
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Bladder carcinoma intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin treatment BCG complications granulomatous disease Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology RC870-923
Zdroj:	Indian Journal of Urology, Vol 31, Iss 3, Pp 259-261 (2015)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0970-1591 1998-3824
DOI:	10.4103/0970-1591.156921
Popis:	Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is considered the most effective adjunctive treatment available to treat superficial bladder carcinoma. Although BCG is well tolerated by most patients, it may be associated with adverse effects. One of these is BCG granulomas in the kidney. We herein report a case of a 52-year-old patient who, during a surveillance contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan, was found to have multiple hypodense lesions in the left kidney. Ultrasound-guided biopsy proved it to be BCG granulomas. After 3 months of anti-tubercular treatment, a repeat CT showed complete resolution of the lesions.
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