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Human papovavirus in a routine urine specimen of a four‐year‐old boy
Author(s) -
Braza Frank,
Johnson Kathleen A.,
Grigg Lois M.,
Lopez Victor F.,
Kavirajan Vadakkekara
Publication year - 1989
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.2840050311
Subject(s) - papovavirus , papanicolaou stain , medicine , electron microscope , urine , stain , virology , pathology , virus , staining , cancer , optics , physics , cervical cancer
Cellular changes produced by viruses can be readily identified using light microscopy and Papanicolaou stain of a fixed specimen. These findings can then be confirmed by viral culture and/or electron microscopy studies. Human polyomavirus, common in transplant recipients or otherwise immunocompromised patients, is one virus that can be identified using these methods. The following is a case study of a 4‐yr‐old boy with no known immune impairment who exhibited human papovavirus (polyomavirus) on a routine urine examination. The diagnosis was confirmed by electron microscopy.