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Disease status, HC grade, BKV copy number in urine, blood counts, imaging findings, HC treatments and preceding oral mucositis and posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) were evaluated.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twenty\u2010three children with leukaemia were tested in urine BKV polymerase chain reaction for haematuria aetiology, and BKV was detected in 14 (60.9%). Seven of the patients (50%) had T cell ALL, 10 were 10\u2009years old and older (71.4%) and 11 were male (78.6%). All patients were in the consolidation phase of therapy, and except one, all were in remission during HC. The mean BKV copy number in the urine was 0.443\u2009\u00d7\u200910<jats:sup>9<\/jats:sup>\u2009\u00b1\u20090.203\u2009\u00d7\u200910<jats:sup>9<\/jats:sup>\/mL. Four patients (28.6%) had grade I, seven (50.0%) had grade II, and three patients (21.4%) had grade III HC. HC grades were correlated with neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n<jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u20090.616, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.019). Preceding\/concomitant oral mucositis in nine (64.3%) and PRES in the previous 3\u2009months in five patients (35.7%) have been noted.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>BKV\u2010related HC is a potential complication of patients with leukaemia during the consolidation phase of treatment. 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