Immunotherapy of melanoma with BCG: Two fatalities following intralesional injection
Immunotherapy of melanoma with BCG: Two fatalities following intralesional injection
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卡介苗黑色素瘤免疫治疗:病灶内注射导致两人死亡
作者:
MD CHARLES F. MCKHARN;MD CHARLES G. HENDRICKSON;MD LYNN E. SPITLER;MD AUDOLFUR GUNNARSSON;M. D. D. BANERJEE;MD WILLIAM R. NELSON;MD Charles F. McKhann
Two fatalities are reported following intralesional injection of BCG for immuno‐therapy of malignant melanoma. In both cases the terminal events were characterized by high fevers, major clotting defects, hypotension, and anuria, suggesting that the mechanism was hypersensitivity to BCG.