Polyomavirus hominis 1, better known as BK virus (BKV), infects up to 90% of the general
population. However, significant clinical manifestations are rare and limited to individuals …

Hundreds of viruses cause central nervous system (CNS) disease, including
meningoencephalitis and postinfectious encephalomyelitis, in humans. The cerebrospinal …

More than 70% of the general population worldwide has serological evidence of exposure to
Polyomavirus hominis type 1, better known as BK virus (BKV). BKV infection typically occurs …

Polyomavirus BK (BKPyV) infects most people subclinically during childhood and
establishes a lifelong infection in the renourinary tract. In most immunocompetent …

R. Lopes da Silva, I. Ferreira, G. Teixeira, D. Cordeiro, M. Mafra, I. Costa, JM Bravo Marques,
M. Abecasis. BK virus encephalitis with thrombotic microangiopathy in an allogeneic …

The human neurotropic JC virus (JCV) is most commonly acquired during childhood, and,
because no clinical illness has been associated with primary infection, is presumed to be …

BK virus infection is most often associated with urologic disease in patients who have
undergone renal or bone marrow transplantation. We report a rare case of biopsy-confirmed …

Congenital absence of the portal vein is a very rare condition. An exceptional case of
successful liver transplantation in an adult with incapacitating hematochezia without any …

Objective: To describe a case of BK virus encephalitis with attempted direct antiviral therapy,
review the reported cases of BK virus in the central nervous system, and report the novel use …

Human BK polyomavirus (BKV) is reactivated under conditions of immunosuppression
leading most commonly to nephropathy or cystitis; its tropism for the brain is rare and poorly …