OVERVIEW: What every clinician needs to know Pathogen name and classification BK virus is a polyomavirus in the Papovaviridae family. The human polyomaviruses are JC, WU, KI, MW, STL, TS, HPyV6, HPyV7, HPyV9, HPyV12, HPyV13 and Merckel cell carcinoma viruses. BK, JC, TS, and Merckel cell carcinoma viruses are linked to specific human diseases. The…
OVERVIEW: What every practitioner needs to know Are you sure your patient has BK associated nephropathy (PVAN), ureteral stenosis, or hemorrhagic cystitis? What should you expect to find? Key symptoms Nephropathy (PVAN) Continue Reading BK viruria BK viremia Slow asymptomatic rise of serum creatinine Hematuria Fever Laboratory evidence of renal insufficiency Abnormal urinalysis Ureteral Stenosis…
OVERVIEW: What every practitioner needs to know Are you sure your patient has disease PML? What should you expect to find? Neurological symptoms are usually subacute, including dysarthria, paralysis, sensory deficits, cognitive dysfunction, and coordination problems. Up to 18% of PML patients can also present with seizures. PML is a disease mainly of the brain…
OVERVIEW: What every clinician needs to know Pathogen name and classification JC virus was named using the initials of the patient from whose brain the virus was first isolated. JC virus belongs in the polyoma genus and in the Papovaviridae family. The other human polyomaviruses are BK, WU, KI, MW, STL, TS, HPyV6, HPyV7, HPyV9,…
