[Arthritis after BCG treatment of bladder cancer. A rare complication]. / Artritt etter BCG-behandling av blaerekreft. En sjelden komplikasjon.

ABSTRACT

Since 1976 intravesical instillation of bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) has been used after surgical treatment of bladder cancer. Local side effects like cystitis are common, but a small share of the patients develop influenza-like symptoms, arthritis and other complications. We describe two patients with arthritis.