%0 Journal Article
%T Septic Shock after Intravesical BCG Instillation¡ªA Case Report
%A Crist¨®v£¿o Figueiredo
%A Diana P¨®voas
%A Carlos Alves
%A Alcina Ferreira
%A Paulo Figueiredo
%A Teresa Carvalho
%A Ang¨¦lica Ramos
%A Lurdes Santos
%A Ant¨®nio Sarmento
%J Advances in Infectious Diseases
%P 243-247
%@ 2164-2656
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/aid.2013.34036
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;\">
	<span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Bacillus</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Calmette-Gu¨¦rin (BCG) is a live attenuated form of </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Mycobacterium bovis</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">, initially used in
medicine as a vaccination agent only.</span></span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The discovery
of its antineoplastic effects in bladder cancer ha</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> led to the widespread recognition of BCG intravesical instillation as a
therapeutic option. Although sepsis following BCG intravesical instillation is
rare, it is nonetheless a dreadful and potentially fatal complication.</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Therapy usually relies on antituberculous therapy and
steroids, alongside with intensive care unit admission.</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The authors report a case of a 67-year-old male patient who developed septic
shock with multiple organ dysfunction after intravesical BCG instillation and
review the currently available knowledge concerning the risk factors,
diagnosis, management and prevention of BCG sepsis.</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><o:p></o:p></span>
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	<span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">&nbsp;</span>
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%K Bacillus Calmette-Gu&#233
%K rin
%K BCG
%K Sepsis
%K Shock
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=40367