Retroperitoneal Abscess by Citrobacter and Klebsiella in a Renal Transpant Recipient.
- Author:
Kyung Keun KO
1
;
Heo Won HAN
;
Hyun Sun LEEM
;
Jung Hee PARK
;
Joo Hyun PARK
;
Chul Woo YANG
;
Young Soo KIM
;
Byung Kee BANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Retroperitoneal abscess;
Renal transplantation;
Citrobacter;
Klebsiella
- MeSH:
Abscess*;
Citrobacter*;
Flank Pain;
Humans;
Kidney Transplantation;
Klebsiella pneumoniae;
Klebsiella*;
Mycobacterium fortuitum;
Steroids;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Transplantation
- From:The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
1999;13(2):329-332
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Infectious complications are common causes of morbidity in renal transplant recipients. To date, only two cases of retroperitoneal abscess caused by Norcardia asteroides and Mycobacterium fortuitum were reported in renal transplant recipients in the literature. We report a case of retroperitoneal abscess caused by gram negative bacilli-Citrobacter freundi, Klebsiella pneumoniae. The patient was admitted to the hospital due to flank pain. Abdominal CT scan and CT scan-guided aspiration confirmed retroperitoneal abscess. It is likely that the abscess in our patient was related to the anti-rejection treatment which included high-dose steroids, and mycophenolate mofetil. To our knowledge, this is the first report of retroperitoneal absces caused by gram-negative bacilli.
