Fatal BK polyoma viral pneumonia associated with immunosuppression

Human Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1031-1034

  Galan, Anjela ^a   Rauch, Carol A ^a   Otis, Christopher N ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

BK; Polyoma virus; Viral pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; PARAFFIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; BK VIRUS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; LUNG PARENCHYMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS INCLUSION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

AGED; BK VIRUS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 24344496150     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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