When the Treatment is the Cause: Disseminated Bacille Calmette–Guérin Infection

Abstract

Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) administration for superficial bladder cancer is a well-tolerated and very effective therapy. However, unpredictable systemic complications may occur on rare occasions. We present the case of a patient who attended for consultation because of fever, asthenia and weight loss following BCG immunotherapy. The clinical response to treatment and computed tomography scanning were key to diagnosis.

Keywords

• bcg infection
• miliary tuberculosis
• hepatitis