BK virus
Baltimore I (dsDNA)
> polyma virus
likes urogenital epithelium
named for first pt in whom virus found who presented with ureteral stenosis
Affects multiple animals but strains are species specific
Common, non-pathogenic in humans usually exposed by 4yo (JC is 12yo)
Pathogenic in Immunocompromised
Renal Transplant
> polyma virus
likes urogenital epithelium
named for first pt in whom virus found who presented with ureteral stenosis
Affects multiple animals but strains are species specific
Common, non-pathogenic in humans usually exposed by 4yo (JC is 12yo)
Pathogenic in Immunocompromised
Renal Transplant
- tubulointerstitial nephritis
- ureteral stenosis (rare)