Polyoma BK Virus: An Oncogenic Virus?
We report a case of a 65-year-old gentleman with a history of end stage renal disease who underwent a successful cadaveric donor kidney transplant four years ago. He subsequently developed BK virus nephropathy related to chronic immunosuppressant therapy. Three years later, misfortune struck again,...
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| description | We report a case of a 65-year-old gentleman with a history of end stage renal disease who underwent a successful cadaveric donor kidney transplant four years ago. He subsequently developed BK virus nephropathy related to chronic immunosuppressant therapy. Three years later, misfortune struck again, and he developed adenocarcinoma of the bladder. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ee6e8a02a0604da8bb1462c9847728ff2025-02-03T07:25:59ZengWileyCase Reports in Nephrology2090-66412090-665X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/858139858139Polyoma BK Virus: An Oncogenic Virus?Syed Hassan0Zaid Alirhayim1Syed Ahmed2Syed Amer3Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48202, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48202, USADepartment of Medicine, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad 500058, IndiaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Centre, Brooklyn, NY 11212, USAWe report a case of a 65-year-old gentleman with a history of end stage renal disease who underwent a successful cadaveric donor kidney transplant four years ago. He subsequently developed BK virus nephropathy related to chronic immunosuppressant therapy. Three years later, misfortune struck again, and he developed adenocarcinoma of the bladder.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/858139 |
| spellingShingle | Syed Hassan Zaid Alirhayim Syed Ahmed Syed Amer Polyoma BK Virus: An Oncogenic Virus? Case Reports in Nephrology |
| title | Polyoma BK Virus: An Oncogenic Virus? |
| title_full | Polyoma BK Virus: An Oncogenic Virus? |
| title_fullStr | Polyoma BK Virus: An Oncogenic Virus? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polyoma BK Virus: An Oncogenic Virus? |
| title_short | Polyoma BK Virus: An Oncogenic Virus? |
| title_sort | polyoma bk virus an oncogenic virus |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/858139 |
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