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Published on: July 13, 2019
Polyomavirus viruria in bone marrow transplant recipients: lack of correlation with clinical symptoms
H F Rabenau1, W Preiser, S Franck
1Institute for Medical Virology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Clinic, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Rabenau@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Background:
Human polyomavirus (HPV) infection is controversially discussed as a factor influencing the outcome of bone marrow transplantation (BMT).
Patients And Methods:
Here we report on 62 patients undergoing BMT with clinical signs of urocystitis, such as micro- or macrohematuria with more or less severe dysuria. These patients were tested for the presence of HPV in urine specimens (n = 80) by transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
Results:
HPV viruria was found in 35 patients (56%); 33 (94%) of them had hemorrhagic cystitis, whereas two (6%) were suffering from dysuria only. Among the patients with hemorrhagic cystitis, ten (30%) presented with macrohematuria, four (12%) with microhematuria and 19 (58%) with micro- or macrohematuria and severe dysuria. 26 of 27 HPV-negative patients (96%) showed hemorrhagic cystitis with either macrohematuria (n = 7) (26%) or microhematuria (n = 15) (56%). Four patients (15%) suffered from hematuria and dysuria, one patient (4%) from dysuria only.
Conclusion:
Although HPV-negative patients tended to present with less severe clinical symptoms, overall no statistically significant influence on the outcome of BMT was seen.
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