Coinfection of BK virus and cytomegalovirus in renal transplant recipients

Rudreshwar Prabakaran; Georgi Abraham; Milly Mathew; Rajeevalochana Parthasarathy; Priyanka Koshy; Anusha Rohit

doi:10.4103/ijot.ijot_54_17

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Year : 2017 \| Volume : 11 \| Issue : 4 \| Page : 204-207

Coinfection of BK virus and cytomegalovirus in renal transplant recipients Rudreshwar Prabakaran¹, Georgi Abraham¹, Milly Mathew¹, Rajeevalochana Parthasarathy¹, Priyanka Koshy², Anusha Rohit³ ¹ Department of Nephrology, Institute of Kidney Diseases, Urology and Organ Transplantation, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India ² Department of Pathology, Institute of Kidney Diseases, Urology and Organ Transplantation, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India ³ Department of Microbiology, Institute of Kidney Diseases, Urology and Organ Transplantation, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Correspondence Address: Georgi Abraham Institute of Kidney Diseases, Urology and Organ Transplantation, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai - 600 037, Tamil Nadu India Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/ijot.ijot_54_17

Viral infections are common opportunistic infections in renal transplant recipients which can cause allograft dysfunction and are often a major cause of graft dysfunction in the South Asian region. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and BK viral infections are often seen in the early and late posttransplant periods, respectively. Coinfection of both these viruses is rare and hence early diagnosis is the key to prevent graft loss. We present the cases of two male renal transplant recipients with CMV and BKV coinfection with diverse outcomes.



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