Treatment protocols for BK virus associated hemorrhagic cystitis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

ABSTRACT: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) represents a vital curative choice for many disease. However its outcome can be hampered by a variety of transplant associated complications. Hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) considered as one of the major difficulties after HSCT. HC symptoms comprise hematuria, dysuria, burning during urination, urinary frequency, urgency and incontinency, abdominal or suprapubic pain, urinary obstruction, and renal or bladder damage. There are a lot of causes for HC development. BK virus reactivation is one of the major causes of HC after HSCT. There is still no standard and approved treatment protocol for BK virus associated HC (BKV-HC). Treatment of HC is according to the local standard operating procedures, depending on the cause and severity. In this study we w

SUBMITTER: Mohammadi Najafabadi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7675133 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature