Korean J Urol.
2009 Feb;50(2):186-187.
Tuberculous Prostatic Abscess Following Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Instillation
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- 1Department of Urology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. urocsy@catholic.ac.kr
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- Tuberculous granulomatous infection of the urinary tract is a rare complication of intravesical Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) immunotherapy, which is commonly used for superficial urothelial cell carcinoma of the bladder. We present a case of tuberculous prostatic abscess in a patient who had undergone intravesical BCG immunotherapy for bladder carcinoma in situ.
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