Epididymo-orchitis and reiter's disease. Two infrequent complications after intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 317-318

  Hansen, C Palnæs ^a,b   Mortensen, S ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

BCG immunotherapy; Bladder cancer; Epididymitis; Orchitis; Reiter's disease

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; ORCHITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REITER SYNDROME; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030841828     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365599709070359     Document Type: Article

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