Pedro Carpini de Oliveira, Maria Julia de Aro Braz Corbi, Adailson Wagner da Silva Siqueira, Joshua Navajasegaran, Ana Sofia Silva Mesquita, Fernando Pereira Frassetto, Marcelo Bisceglli Jatene, Nana Miura Ikari, Estela Azeka
INTRODUCTION: Heart transplantation is the standard treatment for end-stage heart disease. Despite advances in the field, patients remain under risk of developing complications, including opportunistic infections, such as tuberculosis. We present the unprecedented case of cerebral tuberculoma in a 9-year-old heart transplant recipient. CASE SCENARIO: A 9-year-old female child, who underwent heart transplantation in December 2020, was admitted to the emergency department in September 2021 due to headache and vomiting...
March 14, 2023: Pediatric Transplantation