Cutaneous mycobacterial infection post intravesical BCG installation

Surgeon. 2006 Feb;4(1):57-8. doi: 10.1016/s1479-666x(06)80023-5.

Abstract

Disseminated tuberculous lesions post intravesical BCG therapy are rare but need to be identified and treated quickly. We report the first case of a tuberculous cutaneous lesion in a patient receiving the above treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Intravesical
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • BCG Vaccine / adverse effects*
  • BCG Vaccine / therapeutic use
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / surgery
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hand Dermatoses / etiology
  • Hand Dermatoses / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / etiology*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents
  • BCG Vaccine