Hydronephrosis Resulting from Bilateral Ureteral Stenosis: A Late Complication of Polyoma BK Virus Cystitis?

We report here a case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission presenting a late-onset bilateral hydronephrosis probably due to polyoma BK virus-induced proliferation of bladder endothelium on both ostii. The diagnosis was made virologically by BK virus Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) detection...

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Main Authors: N. Basara, F.-M. Rasche, T. Schwalenberg, C. Wickenhauser, M. Maier, J. Ivovic, D. Niederwieser, T. H. Lindner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/297358