Jeemon Gladwin, Ganesh Kartik, Madavana V Vidya, Abraham M Abi
Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, VPS Lakeshore Hospital and Research Center, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Department of Neuromedicine, VPS Lakeshore Hospital and Research Center, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Indian J Nephrol. 2023 Nov-Dec;33(6):464-467. doi: 10.4103/ijn.ijn_150_22. Epub 2023 Feb 20.
BK polyoma virus (BKV) belongs to Polyomaviridae family. It is a double-stranded DNA virus. Only a few cases of BKV-associated neurological disease in renal transplant recipients have been reported. BKV related central nervous system (CNS) infection may often remain unrecognized in immunocompromised patients. Here, we are reporting a case of BKV encephalitis post renal transplantation for the awareness of all physicians regarding this entity.
BK多瘤病毒（BKV）属于多瘤病毒科。它是一种双链DNA病毒。肾移植受者中仅报告了少数几例与BKV相关的神经系统疾病。在免疫功能低下的患者中，BKV相关的中枢神经系统（CNS）感染可能常常未被识别。在此，我们报告一例肾移植后发生BKV脑炎的病例，以提高所有医生对该疾病的认识。
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