A Case of Intravesical Cidofovir Treatment of BK Virus-Associated Hemorrhagic Cystitis after Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation.
10.12701/yujm.2009.26.2.143
- Author:
Seong Hun KANG
1
;
Hwa Jeong LEE
;
Ye Su JANG
;
Jun Ho JI
;
Sun Ah LEE
;
Won Sik LEE
;
Jung Lim LEE
;
Kyung Hee LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hemorrhagic cystitis;
Stem cell transplantation;
Cidofovir
- MeSH:
Adenoviridae;
BK Virus;
Busulfan;
Cyclophosphamide;
Cyclosporine;
Cystitis;
Cytosine;
Female;
Humans;
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute;
Middle Aged;
Organophosphonates;
Palliative Care;
Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Polyomavirus;
Stem Cell Transplantation;
Stem Cells;
Transplantation, Homologous;
Transplants;
Urinary Bladder
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
2009;26(2):143-147
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) is a common complication after allogeneic transplantation. Early posttransplant HC occurs in association with cyclophosphamide, while later on HC results from viral infections such as polyomavirus BK (BKV) and adenovirus. We report here the case of a 57-year-old woman who received an instillation of cidofovir into the bladder for the treatment of hemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic peripheral stem cell transplantation for her acute myeloid leukemia. Cyclophosphamide and busulfan were used as conditioning treatments. Cyclosporin was administered daily. On the 71st day after transplantation, the patient developed acute severe hemorrhagic cystitis, and BK virus was demonstrated in the urine samples using polymerase chain reaction. Her urinary symptoms did not improve in spite of palliative treatment, but a response was evident after intravesical cidofovir treatment.
