A Rare Cause of Encephalopathy Post Renal Transplant: BK Polyoma Virus Encephalitis

Gladwin Jeemon; Kartik Ganesh; V Vidya Madavana; M Abi Abraham

doi:10.4103/ijn.ijn_150_22

A Rare Cause of Encephalopathy Post Renal Transplant: BK Polyoma Virus Encephalitis

Indian J Nephrol. 2023 Nov-Dec;33(6):464-467. doi: 10.4103/ijn.ijn_150_22. Epub 2023 Feb 20.

Authors

Gladwin Jeemon¹, Kartik Ganesh¹, V Vidya Madavana², M Abi Abraham¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, VPS Lakeshore Hospital and Research Center, Kochi, Kerala, India.
² Department of Neuromedicine, VPS Lakeshore Hospital and Research Center, Kochi, Kerala, India.

Abstract

BK polyoma virus (BKV) belongs to Polyomaviridae family. It is a double-stranded DNA virus. Only a few cases of BKV-associated neurological disease in renal transplant recipients have been reported. BKV related central nervous system (CNS) infection may often remain unrecognized in immunocompromised patients. Here, we are reporting a case of BKV encephalitis post renal transplantation for the awareness of all physicians regarding this entity.

Keywords: BK polyoma virus; Post transplant; encephalitis.

Publication types

Case Reports