Open AccessWhen the Treatment is the Cause: Disseminated Bacille Calmette–Guérin Infection
Author(s) -
Ana Teresa Marques Afonso,
M. Rodríguez Framil,
J. Sánchez Leira,
Néstor Vázquez Agra,
Federico GarcíaRodeja Arias
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of case reports in internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2284-2594
DOI - 10.12890/2020_001697
Subject(s) - medicine , immunotherapy , bladder cancer , weight loss , bcg vaccine , pediatrics , dermatology , surgery , intensive care medicine , cancer , immunology , vaccination , obesity
Bacille Calmette–Guérin (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.