Head and neck infection after renal transplantation
J. Reyna, J. M. Richardson, D. E. Mattox, L. H. Banowsky and J. J. Nicastro-Lutton
Infections of the head and neck were identified in 12 (9%) of 128
consecutive patients undergoing renal transplantation. The infections
included sinusitis, otitis media, dental abscess, Ludwig's angina,
parotitis, and nasal abscess. A significant correlation was found between
the development of infection and juvenile-onset diabetes but not with
previous splenectomy. None of the infections occurred during treatment of
rejection episodes with corticosteroids. The clinical presentations and
microbiologic agents causing the infections were similar to those found in
nonimmunosuppressed patients.
