Primary trichodysplasia spinulosa polyomavirus infection in a kidney transplant child displaying virus-infected decoy cells in the urine

Borgogna, C.; Albertini, S.; Zavattaro, E.; Veronese, F.; Peruzzi, L.; Meijden, E. van der; ... ; Gariglio, M. (2019)

Article / Letter to editor

We report a case of primary trichodysplasia spinulosa (TS) infection in a kidney transplant child and describe for the first time the presence of degenerated TS-associated polyomavirus (TSPyV)-infected cells in a TS patient's urine that are morphologically different from BK or JC polyomavirus-infected decoy cells.

• kidney transplant recipient
• polyomavirus
• trichodysplasia spinulosa
• urothelial cells

• All authors: Borgogna, C.; Albertini, S.; Zavattaro, E.; Veronese, F.; Peruzzi, L.; Meijden, E. van der; Feltkamp, M.C.W.; Tosoni, A.; Volpe, A.; Boldorini, R.; Gariglio, M.
• Date: 2019-10-01
• Journal: Journal of Medical Virology
• Volume: 91
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 1896 - 1900
• DOI: doi:10.1002/jmv.25519