BK polyomavirus nephropathy in two kidney transplant patients with distinct diagnostic strategies for BK virus and similar clinical outcomes: two case reports

BK polyomavirus nephropathy in two kidney transplant patients with distinct diagnostic strategies for BK virus and similar clinical outcomes: two case reports

Abstract Background BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy is an important cause of post-transplantation renal failure. We present two cases of BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy who were submitted to contrasting strategies of clinical follow-up to BK polyomavirus reactivation, but progressed to...

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Main Authors: Ana Luisa Figueira Gouvêa, Rachel Ingrid Juliboni Cosendey, Ana Lucia Rosa Nascimento, Fabiana Rabe Carvalho, Andrea Alice Silva, Heleno Pinto de Moraes, Mayra Carrijo Rochael, Rafael Brandão Varella, Stephanie Gomes Almeida, Jorge Reis Almeida, Jocemir Ronaldo Lugon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
BK polyomavirus
BK-associated nephropathy
Decoy cell
Urinary monitoring
Renal transplant
Allograft dysfunction infectious disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1300-9

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