Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation
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Exp Clin Transplant · Jun 2014
Pneumonia after kidney transplant: incidence, risk factors, and mortality.
Pneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in recipients of solid-organ transplant. We aimed to determine risk factors for development of pneumonia and associated deaths in kidney transplant recipients. ⋯ Recipients of kidney transplant may be at risk for pneumonia and associated death. Nosocomial pulmonary infections may be associated with marked morbidity and mortality in kidney transplant recipients.
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Exp Clin Transplant · Jun 2014
Case ReportsCase report of skull metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma after a liver transplant.
A solitary skull metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma is rare. A 38-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma presented to our institution with a palpable temporal scalp mass. ⋯ A skull metastasis owing to hepatocellular carcinoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis in patients with a subcutaneous scalp mass. Although a distant metastasis can affect the prognosis of the patient, early treatment may improve survival.