Angeramo  Agustín,Antinucci  Florencia,Lucas  McCormack,Ramallo  Darío,Rodriguez Catán  Julieta,
Multiple Tuberculomas in a Transplanted Liver Mimicking Metastases of Unknown Origin
Surgery Case Reports
2020
2733-225X
http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.JSCR.2020.03.01
https://www.sciencerepository.org/multiple-tuberculomas-in-a-transplanted-liver-mimicking-metastases-of-unknown-origin_JSCR-2020-3-101 
Abstract: Liver transplant recipients are immunocompromised patients, and are often susceptible to bacterial, fungal
and virus infections. We report the case of liver-only tuberculomas occurring eleven years following a
deceased donor liver transplantation, that was initially interpreted as metastases of unknown origin.
Interestingly, only a few such cases have been reported, usually within the first two years after
transplantation, often when more aggressive immunosuppression is required. Although it is accepted that
tuberculosis incidence among solid organ transplant recipients is higher when compared with the general
population, its late onset after transplantation is very unusual.Keywords: Liver transplantation, tuberculosis, solid organ transplant, tuberculomas, liver metastases