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Polyomavirus infection of the urinary tract presenting as hemorrhagic cystitis in an immunocompetent five‐year‐old boy
Author(s) -
Gonzalez Jorge L.,
Balestra Suellen,
Schned Alan R.,
Gutmann Edward J.,
Tsongalis Gregory J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.20808
Subject(s) - medicine , dysuria , hemorrhagic cystitis , urine cytology , urinary system , cytology , urine , complication , pathology , urinalysis , transplantation , polyomavirus infections , bk virus , kidney transplantation , cystoscopy , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Human polyomavirus infection, which can be detected morphologically on Pap‐stained routine urine cytology specimens, is most commonly encountered in immunocompromised patients and is a well‐described complication of renal transplantation. We present a case of an immunocompetent 5‐year‐old boy with a sudden onset of dysuria and hematuria due to a self‐limited polyomavirus urinary tract infection detected on routine urine cytology and confirmed with real‐time PCR. Although rare cases of nonhemorrhagic cystitis have been reported, to the best of our knowledge this is the first case of hemorrhagic cystitis occurring in this setting. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2008;36:375–378. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.