Mycotic Aneurysm after Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Treatment: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Background. Intravesicular Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is an effective adjunctive therapy for superficial bladder cancer that has been shown to delay recurrence and progression of disease. Serious side effects are relatively rare but are difficult to diagnosis and commonly overlooked. Case Presen...

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Published inCase reports in urology Vol. 2017; no. 2017; pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors Kim, Eric H., Sehn, Jennifer K., Yang, Chen, Sandberg, Jesse K., Coddington, Nathaniel D., Strope, Seth A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2017
Hindawi
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Wiley
Subjects
Aneurysms
Care and treatment
Case Report
Development and progression
Diseases
Health aspects
Infection
Relapse
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Summary:Background. Intravesicular Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is an effective adjunctive therapy for superficial bladder cancer that has been shown to delay recurrence and progression of disease. Serious side effects are relatively rare but are difficult to diagnosis and commonly overlooked. Case Presentation. We report the case of a patient who was found to have mycotic aortic aneurysms secondary to treatment with BCG after a prolonged course with multiple intervening hospitalizations. Conclusion. Through this report, we discuss our present understanding of BCG infection following treatment and review the literature regarding this particular rare manifestation.
Bibliography:Academic Editor: Fumitaka Koga
ISSN:2090-696X
2090-6978
DOI:10.1155/2017/4508583