A rare cause of reactive arthritis etiology: bacillus calmette-guerin immunotherapy
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Reactive arthritis following Bacillus Calmette-Guérin immunotherapy
2014 Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a vaccine derived from attenuated strains of Mycobacterium bovis. Mycobacterium bovis BCG-based therapy is considered an effective alternative for bladder carcinoma in situ when exclusive transurethral resection is inadequate. Among the complications associated with therapy, there are few reports in the literature on reactive arthritis. We report the case ...
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عنوان ژورنال: GULHANE MEDICAL JOURNAL
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2146-8052
DOI: 10.26657/gulhane.00049