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The cumulative incidence of skin and soft tissue infections in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients is estimated at 50–80%; therefore it is crucial for transplant specialists to familiarize themselves with the most common etiologies of these infections [1–3]. The focus of this chapter is to review relevant viral, bacterial, and fungal infections affecting the skin in SOT recipients and to provide a concise practical approach to their evaluation, management, and prevention. The clinical clues that will allow clinicians to construct a differential diagnosis include type of SOT, pre-transplant serologies, time after transplantation (Fig. 20.1), acuity of the presentation, type of primary lesion (Table 20.1), distribution of the lesions (Fig. 20.2), associated symptoms, net state of immunosuppression, and epidemiological risk factors.

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The authors would like to express their gratitude to Ank Nijhawan, MD, MSCS, MPH for her thoughtful review of earlier drafts of the manuscript.

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Barros, N., La Hoz, R.M. (2019). Management and Prevention of Skin Infections. In: Manuel, O., Ison, M. (eds) Infectious Diseases in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15394-6_20

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