Interstitial pneumonitis secondary to intravesical bacillus calmette-guerin for carcinoma in-situ of the bladder
We report an 81-year-old male who developed severe interstitial pneumonitis on maintenance intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) for in-situ carcinoma of the bladder. The patient was treated with steroids and anti-tuberculin therapy with complete response. While there is no established standar...
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| description | We report an 81-year-old male who developed severe interstitial pneumonitis on maintenance intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) for in-situ carcinoma of the bladder. The patient was treated with steroids and anti-tuberculin therapy with complete response. While there is no established standard of care for the treatment of interstitial pneumonitis, recent reports describe success with combination of corticosteroids and anti-tuberculin medications. We elected to follow this precedent and treated our patient with corticosteroids and anti-tuberculin therapy with good outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1be8a64a52d04de9ba8c81c85659f9242022-12-22T01:15:06ZengSociedade Brasileira de UrologiaInternational Brazilian Journal of Urology1677-55381677-61192004-10-0130540040210.1590/S1677-55382004000500008Interstitial pneumonitis secondary to intravesical bacillus calmette-guerin for carcinoma in-situ of the bladderEric K. DinerMohan VergheseWe report an 81-year-old male who developed severe interstitial pneumonitis on maintenance intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) for in-situ carcinoma of the bladder. The patient was treated with steroids and anti-tuberculin therapy with complete response. While there is no established standard of care for the treatment of interstitial pneumonitis, recent reports describe success with combination of corticosteroids and anti-tuberculin medications. We elected to follow this precedent and treated our patient with corticosteroids and anti-tuberculin therapy with good outcome.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382004000500008bladder neoplasmsBCGintravesical injectionpneumonitis |
| spellingShingle | Eric K. Diner Mohan Verghese Interstitial pneumonitis secondary to intravesical bacillus calmette-guerin for carcinoma in-situ of the bladder International Brazilian Journal of Urology bladder neoplasms BCG intravesical injection pneumonitis |
| title | Interstitial pneumonitis secondary to intravesical bacillus calmette-guerin for carcinoma in-situ of the bladder |
| title_full | Interstitial pneumonitis secondary to intravesical bacillus calmette-guerin for carcinoma in-situ of the bladder |
| title_fullStr | Interstitial pneumonitis secondary to intravesical bacillus calmette-guerin for carcinoma in-situ of the bladder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interstitial pneumonitis secondary to intravesical bacillus calmette-guerin for carcinoma in-situ of the bladder |
| title_short | Interstitial pneumonitis secondary to intravesical bacillus calmette-guerin for carcinoma in-situ of the bladder |
| title_sort | interstitial pneumonitis secondary to intravesical bacillus calmette guerin for carcinoma in situ of the bladder |
| topic | bladder neoplasms BCG intravesical injection pneumonitis |
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