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Multi-organ failure with atypical liver granulomas following intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin instillation
Michail Kaklamanos, Nikolaos Paissios, Constantin Goritsas, Department of Internal Medicine, “Sotiria” Hospital of Chest Diseases, Athens 11527, Greece
Georgia Hardavella, Georgios Dionellis, Nikolaos Koulouris, 1st Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Athens, “Sotiria” Hospital of Chest Diseases, Athens 11527, Greece
Rodoula Trigidou, Department of Pathology, “Sotiria” Hospital of Chest Diseases, Athens 11527, Greece
Author contributions: Kaklamanos M wrote the paper; Hardavella G, Dionellis G were responsible for treating the patient; Paissios N performed the literature review; Kaklamanos M, Goritsas C performed the liver biopsy and followed-up the patient; Trigidou R established the pathological diagnosis; Goritsas C, Koulouris N supervised this case presentation; and all authors approved the final manuscript for publication.
Correspondence to: Michail Kaklamanos, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, “Sotiria” Hospital of Chest Diseases, 152 Mesogeion Avenue, Athens 11527, Greece. michailkaklamanos@hotmail.com
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Received: December 7, 2010
Revised: February 22, 2011
Accepted: March 1, 2011
Published online: March 27, 2011
Revised: February 22, 2011
Accepted: March 1, 2011
Published online: March 27, 2011
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