- Neurology
- Intravesical bacillus Calmette–Guérin-induced myopathy presenting as rhabdomyolysis: a case report
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Chae Hun Lee
 , Byeong Joo Choi, Jung Hun Kim, Tae Woong Yang, Gi Jeong Kim, Ha Young Shin, Se Hoon Kim, Seung Woo Kim
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J Yeungnam Med Sci. 2023;40(4):430-434. Published online February 13, 2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/jyms.2022.00850
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- Intravesical bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) instillation is an adjuvant treatment for non–muscle-invasive urinary bladder cancer. Although most complications associated with BCG immunotherapy are mild and self-limiting, rare albeit serious complications have been reported. Only a few cases of BCG-related rhabdomyolysis have been reported. In this study, we present the case of a 72-year-old woman who developed severe weakness and hyperCKemia following intravesical BCG instillation. A muscle biopsy was performed, and a diagnosis of drug-induced myopathy was made.
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Yeungnam University College of Medicine
