| Journal: | International braz j urol |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000296545 |
| ISSN: | 1677-5538 |
| Authors: | Diner, Eric K1 Verghese, Mohan |
| Institutions: | 1Washington Hospital Center, Department of Urology, Washington, Distrito de Columbia. Estados Unidos de América |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Season: | Sep-Oct |
| Volumen: | 30 |
| Number: | 5 |
| Pages: | 400-402 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | 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 |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Cirugía, Oncología, Terapéutica y rehabilitación, Neoplasias, Vejiga, BCG, Neumonitis, Carcinoma |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Oncology, Surgery, Therapeutics and rehabilitation, Neoplasms, Bladder, BCG, Pneumonitis, Carcinoma |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
