Decoy Cells due to Polyomavirus BK in the Urine Sediment of an Immunocompetent Patient.

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Jose Antonio Tesser Poloni*

Abstract

A 3-year-old girl with chronic kidney insufficiency (CKI) due to left kidney dysplasia and right multicystic kidney presented decoy cells due to polyomavirus BK (BKV) in the fresh and unstained urine sediment observed by phase-contrast microscopy.

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