HPV type 45-positive condyloma acuminata of the bladder in a renal transplant recipient

Transpl Infect Dis. 2017 Apr;19(2). doi: 10.1111/tid.12667. Epub 2017 Mar 16.

Abstract

Condyloma acuminata (CA) are warty lesions caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) that generally affect the external genitalia and mucocutaneous junctions. Involvement of the urinary tract is rare, and involvement of the urinary bladder is thought to be due to immunosuppression. A 30-year-old woman was diagnosed with urethral CA 12 months after renal transplantation. She underwent transurethral resection (TUR) of the urethral lesions. During the operation, multiple sessile warty lesions were found incidentally inside the bladder and were also removed by TUR. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful. Pathological examination confirmed that the lesions were CA. Multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction was performed to confirm the HPV genotype and revealed type 45 HPV DNA. CA of the urethra are uncommon, and bladder involvement is extremely rare. This case is the first reported, to our knowledge, to involve HPV type 45 in bladder condyloma. TUR may be the preferred option for the management of CA in the urinary bladder.

Keywords: HPV; condyloma acuminata; kidney transplantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Condylomata Acuminata / pathology
  • Condylomata Acuminata / surgery
  • Condylomata Acuminata / virology*
  • Cystoscopy
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppression Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects*
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Incidental Findings
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / etiology
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycophenolic Acid / adverse effects
  • Mycophenolic Acid / therapeutic use
  • Papillomaviridae / genetics
  • Papillomaviridae / isolation & purification*
  • Prednisolone / adverse effects
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Tacrolimus / adverse effects
  • Tacrolimus / therapeutic use
  • Transplant Recipients
  • Urethra / pathology
  • Urethra / surgery
  • Urinary Bladder / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder / surgery

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Prednisolone
  • Mycophenolic Acid
  • Tacrolimus