Case Report: Acquired Disseminated BCG in the Context of a Delayed Immune Reconstitution After Hematological Malignancy.

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Date publication

janvier 2021

Journal

Frontiers in immunology

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr CARAPITO Raphaël


Tous les auteurs :
Gies V, Dieudonné Y, Morel F, Sougakoff W, Carapito R, Martin A, Weingertner N, Jacquel L, Hubele F, Kuhnert C, Jung S, Schramm F, Boyer P, Hansmann Y, Danion F, Korganow AS, Guffroy A

Résumé

Disseminated infections due to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) are unusual and occur mostly in patients with inborn error of immunity (IEI) or acquired immunodeficiency. However, cases of secondary BCGosis due to intravesical BCG instillation have been described. Herein, we present a case of severe BCGosis occurring in an unusual situation.

Mots clés

BCG, BCGosis-susceptible PIDs, Immunodeficiency, case report, contamination, hematological malignancies

Référence

Front Immunol. 2021 ;12:696268