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Scandinavian Journal of Urology Volume 48, 2014 - Issue 3
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Case Report

Haemophagocytic syndrome after intravesical bacille Calmette–Guérin instillation

Saumya MisraDepartment of Urology, Princess Royal Hospital, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Haywards Heath, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Amit GuptaDepartment of Urology, Princess Royal Hospital, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Haywards Heath, UK
,
Andrew SymesDepartment of Urology, Princess Royal Hospital, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Haywards Heath, UK
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John DuncanDepartment of Haematology, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
Pages 328-330 | Received 20 Jun 2013, Accepted 16 Aug 2013, Published online: 27 Sep 2013
 
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Abstract

Intravesical bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) is used to treat high-risk superficial bladder cancer. This article reports a case of secondary haemophagocytosis after intravesical BCG instillation in a 70-year-old man with bladder cancer and presents a literature review of this very rare but potentially fatal complication of intravesical BCG treatment.

Declaration of interest: The authors declare that they have received no financial support and have no conflicts of interest.

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