1974
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/61.6.747
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Hepatic Granulomas and Other Hepatic Lesions Associated with BCG Immunotherapy for Cancer

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“…We noted one case that was caused by systemic BCG infection after an intravesicular BCG injection for a bladder tumour, which has been described previously. [33][34][35][36] We may have expected some opportunistic infections (for example, Mycobacterium avium intracellulare, toxoplasmosis) to account for some cases in human immunodeficiency virus infected patients, but these patients are exclusively cared for in a dedicated infectious diseases unit at another hospital in our city.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We noted one case that was caused by systemic BCG infection after an intravesicular BCG injection for a bladder tumour, which has been described previously. [33][34][35][36] We may have expected some opportunistic infections (for example, Mycobacterium avium intracellulare, toxoplasmosis) to account for some cases in human immunodeficiency virus infected patients, but these patients are exclusively cared for in a dedicated infectious diseases unit at another hospital in our city.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…One subcutaneous lesion was injected with BCG but did not regress. T h e intensity of (1) stated with certainty that the apparent acceleration was treatment-related.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…BCG-CWP therapy and radical surgical procedures did not indicate granulomatous changes in any organ which would have led to the conclusion of a dissemination effect such as has been described, for example, by Hunt et al [10] and Bodurtha et al [2] for the bone marrow, liver, and lungs.…”
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confidence: 60%