Interstitial pneumonitis secondary to intravesical bacillus calmette-guerin for carcinoma in-situ of the bladder

Interstitial pneumonitis secondary to intravesical bacillus calmette-guerin for carcinoma in-situ of the bladder

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We report an 81-year-old male who developed severe interstitial pneumonitis on maintenance intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) for in-situ carcinoma of the bladder.The Hoodie patient was treated with steroids and anti-tuberculin therapy with complete response.While there is no established standard of care for Subwoofer Enclosure the treatment of interstitial pneumonitis, recent reports describe success with combination of corticosteroids and anti-tuberculin medications.We elected to follow this precedent and treated our patient with corticosteroids and anti-tuberculin therapy with good outcome.