DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.73299 ISSN: 2050-0904
A Rare Constellation of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Manifesting With Multiple Thromboembolic Phenomena in a 15‐Year‐Old
Reuben E. Mkama, Bibiana Kazaura, Theresia E. Lutufyo, Baraka E. Mrisho, Hery O. Kimwela, Marco E. Nyakasalule, Ronald M. Costantini, Eliya Msemwa, Florence Malamso, George Assenga, Julius Kinyange, Josephine R. Laswai, Fabian M. Kamana, Godfery Malangwa, David S. Mazengo, Raymond Leiya, Andrea S. Hondo, Masuma Gulamhussein, Happiness J. Mathew, Paul P. Mwasapi, Phillip S. Muhochi, Hakolo L. Mgaya, Moa E. Kalunga, Brendan P. Shayo, Amani E. Senso, Leonia N. Ndakamaze, Tuzo Lyuu, Anna A. Sanga, Rosemary P. Minja, Deusdedit Ndilanha, Emmanuel J. Magandi, Nkulikiye Kanani, Anthony J. Gyunda, Immaculate R. Goima, Justus L. Ishengoma, Janet L. Mtenga, Flora N. Ndobho, Kigocha L. Okengo, Paschal N. Kulwijila, Pius C. NjingoABSTRACT
A 15‐year‐old postpartum primipara presented at 19 days with aphasia, right hemiparesis, chest pain, and dyspnea. Diagnostics confirmed concurrent cardioembolic stroke and pulmonary embolism secondary to peripartum cardiomyopathy (ejection fraction 29%). Managed successfully without thrombolysis using low‐molecular‐weight heparin, bromocriptine, heart failure therapy, and multidisciplinary care, achieving near complete neurological recovery.