Reiter’s syndrome occurred following intravesical BCG immunotherapy: Case presentation 

Journal Title: Dicle Tıp Dergisi - Year 2015, Vol 42, Issue 2

Abstract

Intravesical instillation of Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) is used in the treatment of patients with superficial bladder carcinoma with efficacy and safety. Although clinically very effective this method is associated with a variety of side effects. In these side effects, Reiter’s Syndrome is occurred most rare. We report here the case of Reiter’s Syndrome following BCG instillation with a different clinical manifestation. Key words: Non-invasive bladder carcinoma, intravesical instillation of Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG), Reiter’s syndrome 

Authors and Affiliations

Fatih Elbir, Ramazan Topaktaş, İsmail Başıbüyük, Abdullah Armağan

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  • EP ID EP148229
  • DOI 10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.02.0569
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Fatih Elbir, Ramazan Topaktaş, İsmail Başıbüyük, Abdullah Armağan (2015). Reiter’s syndrome occurred following intravesical BCG immunotherapy: Case presentation . Dicle Tıp Dergisi, 42(2), 260-261. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-148229