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BK papova virus pneumonia following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation volume 20, pages 163–165 (1997)Cite this article

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BK papova virus infection is frequently seen after bone marrow transplantation as a causative agent of hemorrhagic cystitis. We report an 8-month-old child with osteopetrosis who died of a severe interstitial pneumonia after receiving an unrelated umbilical cord transplant. On autopsy, BK virus was detected in the lung tissue using immunofluorescence assay, cell culture and PCR. No other pathogens were recovered. BK virus infection should be considered as a cause of interstitial pneumonia in children undergoing transplantation.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, USA

    ES Sandler, VM Aquino & E Goss-Shohet

  2. Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

    S Hinrichs

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, USA

    K Krisher

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Sandler, E., Aquino, V., Goss-Shohet, E. et al. BK papova virus pneumonia following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 20, 163–165 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1700849

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