Native BK Polyomavirus Nephropathy in an Orthotopic Heart Transplant Patient

• Main Authors: Zachary M. Thompson MD (Author), George Ajene DO (Author), Prathit A. Kulkarni MD (Author), Nidhi Aggarwal MD (Author), Savitri Fedson MD (Author), Maulin K. Shah MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BK polyomavirus nephropathy (BKVN) is a common cause of nephropathy in kidney transplant patients and is typically seen within the first year after transplantation. BK polyomavirus nephropathy can occur in the native kidneys of patients with nonrenal solid-organ transplants (NRSOT). However, this is...