First confirmed case of native polyomavirus BK nephropathy in a liver transplant recipient seven years post-transplanterferon a, ribavirin and telaprevir
Document title: First confirmed case of native polyomavirus BK nephropathy in a liver transplant recipient seven years post-transplanterferon a, ribavirin and telaprevir
Journal: Annals of hepatology
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000411849
ISSN: 1665-2681
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1University of British Columbia, Diamond Health Care Centre, Vancouver, Columbia Británica. Canadá
2University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, Columbia Británica. Canadá
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Season: Ene-Feb
Volumen: 14
Number: 1
Pages: 137-140
Country: México
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract Renal dysfunction frequently occurs in liver transplant recipients and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. BK virus is a human polyoma virus that reactivates during immunocompromised states and is a known cause of renal allograft dysfunction in renal transplant recipients. However, BK nephropathy of native kidneys is rare in non-renal transplant recipients. There is no published data linking BK virus and renal dysfunction in liver transplant recipients. We describe the first confirmed case of native polyomavirus BK nephropathy in a liver transplant recipient. BK nephropathy should be considered in the differential diagnosis of new renal failure in liver transplant recipients
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Cirugía,
Gastroenterología,
Nefrología,
Trasplante de hígado,
Disfunción renal,
Poliomavirus BK
Keyword: Medicine,
Gastroenterology,
Nephrology,
Surgery,
Liver transplantation,
Renal dysfunction,
Polyomavirus BK
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