Face Transplantation: On the Verge of Becoming Clinical Routine?

Table 5

Complications reported in face transplant recipients.

Immunotherapy complications	𝑛
Infections
Viral (CMV, HSV, EBV, and Poxyvirus)	8
Bacterial (Pseudomonas, staphylococcal, and other)*	7
Fungal (Candida)	3
Rosacea	1
Metabolic
Acute rejections	14
Renal failure	2
Glucose intolerance/diabetes mellitus	2
Transient leukopenia	1
Severe rhabdomyolysis	1
Neoplasia
Cervical dysplasia	1
Monoclonal B-cell lymphoma	1
Secondary squamous cell carcinoma*	1
Other complications	𝑛
Acute respiratory distress syndrome	1
Right diaphragmatic paralysis	1
Transient thrombocytosis	1
Thrombotic microangiopathy	1

 *Complication leading to death.
n = number.