Immunohistochemical features of BK virus nephropathy in renal transplant recipients

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL.24, 2012, Pages 20-24

  Yamanaka, Kazuaki ^a   Oka, Kazumasa ^b   Nakazawa, Shigeaki ^a   Hirai, Toshiaki ^a   Kishikawa, Hidefumi ^a   Nishimura, Kenji ^a   Kyo, Masahiro ^c   Ichikawa, Yasuji ^a  

^a Department of Urology ^*  (Japan)

^b Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital   (Japan)

^c Sakurabashi Iseikai Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

BK virus nephropathy; Eosinophil; Immunohistochemical findings; Renal transplantation; Tubulitis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BK VIRUS INFECTION; BK VIRUS NEPHROPATHY; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY COLLECTING TUBULE; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY DISTAL TUBULE; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY INTERSTITIUM; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY TUBULE DISORDER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; STAINING; TUBULITIS;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BK VIRUS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY TUBULES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 84863187819     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: 13990012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2012.01636.x     Document Type: Article

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