Bone marrow granulomatosis: two case reports.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Andreani, Giacomo; Morotti, Alessandro; Dragani, Matteo; Caciolli, Francesca; Crea, Bruna; Marci, Valerio; Familiari, Ubaldo; Guerrasio, Angelo
- Source
- Italian Journal of Medicine. 2019, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p181-184. 4p.
- Subject
- *BONE marrow
*BLADDER cancer
*INTRAVESICAL administration
*MYCOBACTERIUM
*BACILLUS (Bacteria)
- Language
- ISSN
- 1877-9344
Bone marrow granulomatosis is not a common finding and remains a diagnostic challenge. Here below we report two bizarre but not so rare cases of bone marrow granulomatosis: bone marrow involvement by Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare and reaction to intravesical administration of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer; two distinct culprits suggesting the wide range of possible causative factors of this histopathological pattern. In the discussion we provide a brief overview of causes and suggestions for a diagnostic approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]