Acute hemorrhagic cystitis caused by adenovirus type 11 after renal transplantation.
A case of acute hemorrhagic cystitis caused by adenovirus type 11, which occurred in an allograft recipient 6 months after a living-related renal transplantation, is described. The patient lacked a neutralizing antibody to adenovirus type 11 before transplantation. Adenovirus type 11 was isolated from his urine and he developed a neutralizing and complement-fixing antibody to this virus. Although adenovirus type 11 isolates had been obtained from 2 of 18 renal allograft recipients, only 1 patient suffered acute hemorrhagic cystitis. Adenovirus type 11 may play a role in acute hemorrhagic cystitis in renal allograft recipients during immunosuppressive therapy.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000258:Adenovirus Infections, Human / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000328:Adult; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D003556:Cystitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000601:surgery; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*