A unique case of miliary pulmonary tuberculosis induced by bacillus Calmette-Guérin intravesical instillation with COVID-19 superinfection
SA Journal of Radiology
| Field | Value | |
| Title | A unique case of miliary pulmonary tuberculosis induced by bacillus Calmette-Guérin intravesical instillation with COVID-19 superinfection | |
| Creator | Brandi, Nicolò Bartalena, Laura Mosconi, Cristina Golfieri, Rita | |
| Description | Intravesical instillation of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is used as an adjuvant treatment of bladder cancer. Systemic BCG infection occurs in less than 1% of cases, and pulmonary involvement is even rarer (0.3% – 0.7%), with a favourable prognosis. A 78-year-old male developed miliary tuberculosis (TB) secondary to intravesical BCG treatment and subsequent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) superinfection that led to patient death. High awareness amongst clinicians is needed to proceed with immediate appropriate therapy in these patients, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2021-06-17 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajr.v25i1.2122 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Radiology; Vol 25, No 1 (2021); 3 pages 2078-6778 1027-202X | |
| Language | eng | |
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