Abstract

DE LA GUERRA ACEBAL, Carla; MORENO RODRIGO, Ana; CUNADO EIZAGUIRRE, Amaia  and  GURRUCHAGA ARRILLAG, Nicolás. Acute oligoarthritis following BCG treatment for urinary bladder cancer: A case report. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2015, vol.22, n.4, pp.231-233. ISSN 0121-8123.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcreu.2015.10.001.

Intravesical instillation of Calmette-Guérin bacillus (BCG) is an effective and safe treatment for superficial bladder cancer. The reactive arthritis is a rare osteoarticular side-effect following intravesical BCG immunotherapy. The case is presented of a 65-year-old male, who developed reactive asymmetric oligoarthritis after the sixth BCG instillation, which was resolved with administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and discontinuation of intravesical instillation.

Keywords : Reactive arthritis; BGC immunotherapy; Bladder cancer.

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