Primary tuberculosis of glans penis after intravesical Bacillus Calmette Guerin immunotherapy

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-50

  Sharma, V K ^a   Sethy, P K ^a   Dogra, P N ^a   Singh, Urvashi ^a   Das, P ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus Calmette Guerin immunotherapy; Balanitis; carcinoma bladder; penile ulceration

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; PYRIDOXINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACILLI; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CYTOLOGY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; GENITAL ULCER; GRANULOMA; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LANGHANS GIANT CELL; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PAPULE; PENILE BIOPSY; PENIS DISEASE; PENIS GLANS TUBERCULOSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKIN NODULE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVESICAL; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BCG VACCINE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE NEOPLASMS; PENIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MALE GENITAL; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79952837884     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.74979     Document Type: Article

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