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Bladder tuberculosis with ureteral strictures after bacillus Calmette‑Guérin therapy for urinary bladder cancer: A case report

  • Authors:
    • Yusuke Tominaga
    • Masanori Fujii
    • Takuya Sadahira
    • Satoshi Katayama
    • Takehiro Iwata
    • Shingo Nishimura
    • Kensuke Bekku
    • Kohei Edamura
    • Tomoko Kobayashi
    • Yasuyuki Kobayashi
    • Katsuyuki Kiura
    • Yoshinobu Maeda
    • Koichiro Wada
    • Motoo Araki
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  • Published online on: December 20, 2022     https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2022.2603
  • Article Number: 7
  • Copyright: © Tominaga et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Intravesical immunotherapy using bacillus Calmette‑Guérin (BCG) is recommended for patients with intermediate‑ to high‑risk non‑muscle invasive bladder cancer. Bladder tuberculosis (TB) is a rare complication of BCG therapy. The present study describes the case of a 73‑year‑old man who underwent intravesical BCG therapy for urothelial carcinoma in situ of the bladder. Red patches around the resection scar were first detected 1 year and 5 months after BCG treatment; these findings gradually spread to encompass more of the bladder wall. Transurethral biopsy revealed a benign lesion, but the patient developed bilateral hydronephrosis and mild voiding dysfunction. The patient was eventually diagnosed with bladder TB by mycobacterial urine culture and TB‑specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The patient was given multidrug therapy (isoniazid, rifampicin and ethambutol) and their bladder TB was completely cured; however, their voiding dysfunction and bilateral hydronephrosis did not fully improve. Bladder TB can occur long after intravesical BCG administration and cystoscopy findings consistent with inflammation can be the key to suspecting this condition. Acid‑fast examination and PCR testing of a urine sample are necessary for early diagnosis.
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Tominaga Y, Fujii M, Sadahira T, Katayama S, Iwata T, Nishimura S, Bekku K, Edamura K, Kobayashi T, Kobayashi Y, Kobayashi Y, et al: Bladder tuberculosis with ureteral strictures after bacillus Calmette‑Guérin therapy for urinary bladder cancer: A case report. Mol Clin Oncol 18: 7, 2023.
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Tominaga, Y., Fujii, M., Sadahira, T., Katayama, S., Iwata, T., Nishimura, S. ... Araki, M. (2023). Bladder tuberculosis with ureteral strictures after bacillus Calmette‑Guérin therapy for urinary bladder cancer: A case report. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 18, 7. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2022.2603
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Tominaga, Y., Fujii, M., Sadahira, T., Katayama, S., Iwata, T., Nishimura, S., Bekku, K., Edamura, K., Kobayashi, T., Kobayashi, Y., Kiura, K., Maeda, Y., Wada, K., Araki, M."Bladder tuberculosis with ureteral strictures after bacillus Calmette‑Guérin therapy for urinary bladder cancer: A case report". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 18.2 (2023): 7.
Chicago
Tominaga, Y., Fujii, M., Sadahira, T., Katayama, S., Iwata, T., Nishimura, S., Bekku, K., Edamura, K., Kobayashi, T., Kobayashi, Y., Kiura, K., Maeda, Y., Wada, K., Araki, M."Bladder tuberculosis with ureteral strictures after bacillus Calmette‑Guérin therapy for urinary bladder cancer: A case report". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 18, no. 2 (2023): 7. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2022.2603