Renal transplant patient with polyoma virus bladder infection and subsequent polyoma virus nephropathy

Int J Urol. 2006 Apr;13(4):439-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01337.x.

Abstract

Polyoma virus nephropathy (PVN) is a significant cause of renal allograft dysfunction in transplant patients. A 58-year-old male received a cadaveric renal transplant and 12 weeks later presented with fever, diarrhea, and dysuria. He was diagnosed with a polyoma virus infection of the bladder by a transurethral bladder biopsy. One year post-transplant, he presented with renal allograft dysfunction and was diagnosed by biopsy with PVN of the non-native kidney. The diagnosis of a polyoma virus infection was confirmed by immunoreactivity to the polyoma T-antigen. We suggest that polyoma virus infection of the bladder be included in the differential diagnosis of urinary dysfunction in post-transplant patients, as such infections might be an under-recognized comorbidity in individuals with PVN.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming / analysis
  • Biopsy
  • Cystitis / etiology
  • Cystitis / pathology
  • Cystitis / virology*
  • Diabetic Nephropathies / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nephritis / etiology
  • Nephritis / pathology
  • Nephritis / virology*
  • Polyomavirus / immunology*
  • Polyomavirus Infections / etiology
  • Polyomavirus Infections / pathology
  • Polyomavirus Infections / virology*
  • Tumor Virus Infections / etiology
  • Tumor Virus Infections / pathology
  • Tumor Virus Infections / virology*

Substances

  • Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming