Korean J Med.
2015 Dec;89(6):704-708. 10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.704.
Successful Treatment of BK Virus-Associated Hemorrhagic Cystitis in a Kidney Transplant Patient: a Case Report
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea. kyw8625@chol.com
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Daedong Hospital, Busan, Korea.
- KMID: 2268929
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2015.89.6.704
Abstract
- Hemorrhagic cystitis is defined as diffuse mucosal inflammation of the urinary bladder that presents with gross hematuria. A variety of factors, including chemotherapeutic agents, radiation therapy and infection, can cause hemorrhagic cystitis. Among them, BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis is common in patients who have undergone stem cell transplantation but relatively rare in kidney transplantation patients. Here, we present the case of a kidney-transplant patient with BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis and interstitial nephritis who was successfully treated with leflunomide and ciprofloxacin.
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