Article: Cerebral aspergillosis after heart-lung transplantation in a child: Case report with 3-year follow-up and literature review.
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine
2023 Volume 9, Page(s) 1042631
Abstract: There are limited cases of heart-lung transplantation (HLT) in children worldwide owing to lack of donors, demanding surgical teamwork, and arduous post-operative management. Post-transplant management difficulties stem from the possible development of ... ...
Abstract | There are limited cases of heart-lung transplantation (HLT) in children worldwide owing to lack of donors, demanding surgical teamwork, and arduous post-operative management. Post-transplant management difficulties stem from the possible development of several post-operative complications, with infection being a common complication. Intracranial fungal infections are difficult to diagnose and prone to treatment delays because of their relatively insidious onset and atypical clinical presentation. Here, we present a case of a cerebral infection developed 3 months after HLT in a 10-year-old child, showing no positive results on conventional imaging or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination and culture. On metagenomic next-generation sequencing of the cerebrospinal fluid, the causative organism was finally determined as |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-01-06 |
Publishing country | Switzerland |
Document type | Case Reports |
ZDB-ID | 2781496-8 |
ISSN | 2297-055X |
ISSN | 2297-055X |
DOI | 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1042631 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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