Gastropulmonary Fistula in a Renal Transplanted Patient! Who Knew?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53778/pjkd51141Keywords:
kidney transplant, gastropulmonary fistula, sepsis, klebsiella pneumonia, immunosuppression, opportunistic infection, immune compromisedAbstract
Patients requiring immunosuppressive therapy after transplantation are susceptible to infection by a variety of common and uncommon pathogens, and infection has been the major cause of death in organ transplant recipients.
Here we present one of a kind case where klebsiella pneumonia led to a fatal and life threatening complication i.e. gastro pulmonary fistula in a renal transplant recipient.
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2021-03-15
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