Polyomavirus BK reactivation

Source

Fiorella Anghileri, biochemical technician, Laboratorio Hospital Clinico Universidad Católica, Red de Salud UC-CHRISTUS, Santiago, Chile.

Description

Another example of decoy cells with an enlarged eccentric nucleus, which confers the typical “comet-like” appearance. These cells were found in the urine of a kidney transplant recipient under immunesuppressive treatment.

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