BK virus nephropathy in a renal transplant patient: Potential role of electron microscopy in diagnosis.

The article presents a case study of a 49 years old woman who had a history of renal transplantation from non-relative donor. She was diagnosed with BK polyomavirus nephropathy (BKVN) in renal transplant recipients due to renal allograft dysfunction. The patient was administered with tacrolimus, pre...

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Publicado en:	Nefrología Vol. 36; no. 5; pp. 565 - 568
Autores principales:	Bardak, Simge, Turgutalp, Kenan, Ballı, Ebru, Yılmaz, Banu Coşkun, Gürses, İclal, Esen, Kaan, Demir, Serap, Kıykım, Ahmet
Formato:	Case Study
Publicado:	Revista Nefrologia sep/oct2016
Materias:	BK virus diseases Kidney transplant complications Surgical dressings Electron microscopy Health outcome assessment
Acceso en línea:	Ver este registro en EBSCOhost

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Sumario:	The article presents a case study of a 49 years old woman who had a history of renal transplantation from non-relative donor. She was diagnosed with BK polyomavirus nephropathy (BKVN) in renal transplant recipients due to renal allograft dysfunction. The patient was administered with tacrolimus, prednisolone and mycophenolate sodium. It also cites the importance of an early diagnosis to prevent allograft dysfunction in kidney transplant patients.