%0 Journal Article
%T Acute Hepatitis and Pneumonitis Caused by Disseminated Bacillus Calmette-Gu¨Śrin Infection
%A Ihab Shehadeh
%A Khaled Dibs
%A Osama Abu Atta
%J Archive of "ACG Case Reports Journal".
%D 2016
%R 10.14309/crj.2016.23
%X Intravesical instillation of Bacillus Calmette-Gu¨Śrin (BCG) is the treatment of choice for superficial bladder carcinoma. We report a case of disseminated BCG infection in an early stage bladder cancer patient that initially presented with hepatitis followed by pneumonitis and sepsis. A complete clinical response was achieved in 14 days with anti-mycobacterial therapy and prednisolone. Disseminated BCG is a rare treatment complication and is likely a combination of direct infection and hypersensitivity
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4748205/