title: Is cytomegalovirus a cause of ureteral stricture in renal transplant recipients?
abstract: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is regarded as a predominant infectious agent in solid organ transplants. CMV disease has highly protean clinical manifestations. Nevertheless, urinary tract involvement seems to be very rare during CMV infection. We report two cases of renal transplant recipients in whom ureteral stricture developed in the course of CMV disease. Histologic data were available for them and were consistent with CMV infection. We discuss previous case reports and propose physiopathologic mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Hôpital Saint Jacques, Besançon, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ducloux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bresson-Vautrin
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chalopin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*