Clostridial infection in a liver transplant recipient.
Clostridium perfringens infection in a liver transplant recipient is a rare complication. We report a case of a liver allograft gas gangrene. The case illustrates the fulminant and rapidly devastating course of this complication.
Solis
Diego R
DR
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Hemming
Alan W
AW
Reed
Alan
A
Van der Werf
Willem J
WJ
Fujita
Shiro
S
Howard
Richard J
RJ
D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged