Airway plaque presenting after alteration of immunosuppression in a pediatric patient remote from heart transplantation
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In brief
In brief
Case report of a 9-year-old heart transplant recipient who developed airway plaque following transition to sirolimus-based immunosuppression. The presentation highlights the diagnostic challenge of distinguishing between medication side effects, opportunistic infection, and malignancy in immunosuppressed pediatric patients.
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Success after solid organ transplantation is dependent on the proper balance of immunosuppression to prevent rejection of the allograft while limiting the risk of developing infections and malignancy. We present a 9-year-old girl, remote from transplant, who presented with airway plaque after a change in immunosuppression to include the mTOR inhibitor sirolimus. Differential diagnosis included direct medication side effect, infection, and neoplasia.
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