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Gas gangrene: An unusual cause of graft failure in an orthotopic pediatric liver transplant

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Gas gangrene of the liver is a very unusual cause of graft failure, and gas gangrene caused byEnterobacter cloacae is also exceedingly rare. Although Clostridial infection could not be excluded in this case, the literature and our case show thatEnterobacter cloacae can be present in gas gangrene tissue whether or not it is the only infecting organism.

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  1. Department of Radiological Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, 90024-1721, Los Angeles, California, USA

    T. R. Hall, A. Poon & M. I. Boechat

  2. Department of Pathology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA

    H. Yaghsczian

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Hall, T.R., Poon, A., Yaghsczian, H. et al. Gas gangrene: An unusual cause of graft failure in an orthotopic pediatric liver transplant. Pediatr Radiol 22, 579–581 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02015355

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