BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis presenting as mural nodules in the urinary bladder after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Aug;40(8):1430-3. doi: 10.1007/s00247-010-1556-3. Epub 2010 Mar 11.

Abstract

We report an unusual sonographic presentation of late-onset hemorrhagic cystitis caused by BK virus infection in an 8-year-old who had undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for treatment of relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Sonography showed the presence of multiple bladder nodules in a background of diffuse bladder wall thickening. The dominant bladder nodule showed increase in size on serial sonograms and was vascularized on Doppler interrogation. Biopsy confirmed BK virus-associated cystitis. Recognition of this sonographic appearance in the appropriate clinical setting might obviate the need for biopsy in these children.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • BK Virus*
  • Child
  • Cystitis / complications*
  • Cystitis / virology
  • Hemorrhage / complications*
  • Hemorrhage / virology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polyomavirus Infections / complications*
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / therapy
  • Recurrence
  • Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Tumor Virus Infections / complications*
  • Ultrasonography
  • Urinary Bladder / diagnostic imaging*
  • Urinary Bladder / pathology