Detalhes bibliográficos
| Autor(a) principal: |
Diner,Eric K. |
| Data de Publicação: |
2004 |
| Outros Autores: |
Verghese,Mohan |
| Tipo de documento: |
Artigo
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| Idioma: |
eng |
| Título da fonte: |
International Braz J Urol (Online) |
| Texto Completo: |
http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382004000500008
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Resumo: |
We report an 81-year-old male who developed severe interstitial pneumonitis on maintenance intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) for in-situ carcinoma of the bladder. The patient was treated with steroids and anti-tuberculin therapy with complete response. While there is no established standard of care for the treatment of interstitial pneumonitis, recent reports describe success with combination of corticosteroids and anti-tuberculin medications. We elected to follow this precedent and treated our patient with corticosteroids and anti-tuberculin therapy with good outcome. |