New onset of seropositive generalized myasthenia gravis following intravesical bacille Calmette-Guerin treatment for bladder cancer: A case study

Muscle Nerve. 2019 Jan;59(1):E1-E2. doi: 10.1002/mus.26328. Epub 2018 Oct 26.

Authors

Long Davalos¹, Hani Kushlaf¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

PMID: 30144311
DOI: 10.1002/mus.26328

No abstract available

Keywords: BCG; bladder cancer; immune-related adverse event; intravesical BCG; myasthenia gravis; neuromuscular junction disorder.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Administration, Intravesical
Aged
Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
BCG Vaccine / adverse effects*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Immunotherapy / adverse effects*
Male
Myasthenia Gravis / etiology*
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / therapy

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents
BCG Vaccine