Spontaneous resolution of vesicoureteral reflux in a renal transplant recipient

Vesicoureteral reflux has been considered as a predisposing factor to the development of urinary infection in adults. In renal transplant patients, it has been suggested as a risk factor for graft failure. We report a patient with a normal voiding cystourethrogram after renal transplantation who was demonstrated to have mild reflux during an acute infection. Following treatment of the infection, the reflux disappeared. This patient's course suggests that reversible reflux in renal transplant recipients may be a result of infection and is not necessarily a harbinger of graft failure.