Article ; Online: BK virus nephropathy in non-renal solid organ transplant recipients: Are we looking hard enough?
2021 Volume 35, Issue 5, Page(s) e14265
Abstract: We retrospectively examined the clinical characteristics, pathological features, and outcomes of BK viremia and nephropathy in a population of non-renal solid organ transplant patients (NRSOT) referred for outpatient nephrology consultation over a period ...
Abstract | We retrospectively examined the clinical characteristics, pathological features, and outcomes of BK viremia and nephropathy in a population of non-renal solid organ transplant patients (NRSOT) referred for outpatient nephrology consultation over a period of 5 years. In the entire cohort of liver, heart, and lung transplant recipients referred to this clinic, 14% percent were found to have BK viremia with a median peak serum BK viral load of 35 500 copies/ml (range 250 to 21 100 000 copies/ml). BK viremia resolved in six of the seventeen patients (35%). Four out of five patients biopsied showed BK virus (BKV) nephropathy. Eleven out of seventeen patients with BK viremia developed advanced (stage 4 or 5) chronic kidney disease. Four patients developed rejection of their solid organ transplant within the first year post detection of BK viremia after immunosuppression reduction. We conclude that a multi-center study is required to evaluate whether implementation of a systematic BK screening program would be effective in early detection and management of this problem in the NRSOT population. |
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MeSH term(s) | BK Virus ; Humans ; Organ Transplantation ; Polyomavirus Infections ; Retrospective Studies ; Transplant Recipients ; Tumor Virus Infections |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2021-03-06 |
Publishing country | Denmark |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 639001-8 |
ISSN | 1399-0012 ; 0902-0063 |
ISSN (online) | 1399-0012 |
ISSN | 0902-0063 |
DOI | 10.1111/ctr.14265 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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