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Gluteal abscess: An unusual complication of Bacille Calmette-Guérin

Authors :
Hakan Buyukoglan
Inci Gulmez
Nuri Tutar
Fatma S Oymak
Asiye Kanbay
Ramazan Demir
Source :
Annals of Thoracic Medicine, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp 235-236 (2011)
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011.

Abstract

Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) has been used extensively as a vaccine against human tuberculosis. Herein, we describe gluteal tuberculosis abscess due to inadvertently injected BCG a patient with bladder cancer.

Subjects

Subjects :
Bacille Calmette-Guerin
bladder cancer
gluteal abscess
tuberculosis
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701
Diseases of the respiratory system
RC705-779

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Language :
English
ISSN :
18171737, 19983557, and 74165089
Volume :
6
Issue :
4
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0d50eeb1dbb5421ab8311b741650895e
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.84780
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