BK virus associated late onset haemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplant
Document Type
Case Report
Department
Pathology and Microbiology; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Haematology/Oncology
Abstract
Haemorrhagic cystitis (HC) after allogeneic stem cell transplant is a clinical disorder with multiple etiologies. There is an inflammation of the bladder mucosa leading to painful haematuria. Early onset HC is mainly attributed to conditioning chemotherapy consisting of cyclophosphamide. Late onset HC is now being related to reactivation of latent polyoma BK virus (BKV). We describe the case of a 37 year old male with acute myeloid leukemia presenting with haematuria after allogeneic stem cell transplant.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion
Recommended Citation
Ali, N.,
Shaikh, M.,
Hasan, S.
(2011). BK virus associated late onset haemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplant. Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, 27(3), 177-179.
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https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_pathol_microbiol/1409