| Literature DB >> 2786389 |
R A Hughes1, S A Allard, R N Maini.
Abstract
A patient who developed an inflammatory polyarthritis following intravesical administration of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) used in the treatment of bladder cancer is described. An inflammatory synovitis comprising predominantly T lymphocytes was demonstrated on synovial biopsy. The synovitis resolved spontaneously within 14 days in this 'human model' of adjuvant arthritis.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2786389 PMCID: PMC1003777 DOI: 10.1136/ard.48.5.432
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Rheum Dis ISSN: 0003-4967 Impact factor: 19.103