Granulomatous pneumonia as a complication of intravesical BCG immunotherapy — a case report

• Published in: Advances in respiratory medicine Vol. 82; no. 2; pp. 163 - 169
• Main Authors: Rogoziński, Paweł, Taracha-Guz, Daria, Pęcikiewicz, Paweł, Kachel, Tomasz, Dubiel, Grzegorz, Wandzel, Piotr, Bruliński, Krzysztof
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Polish
• Published: Warsaw MDPI AG 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Bladder cancer; Case reports; Granulomas; Immunotherapy; Inflammation; Pneumonia

BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) comprises an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis and is used for vaccination against tuberculosis. An additional use of BCG is for immunotherapy of cancer in which the vaccine is administered intravesically for the treatment of superficial bladder cancer. The effi...