title: [Congestive heart failure in rickets caused by vitamin D deficiency].
abstract: We describe a case of a three and half month old infant presenting with a congestive heart failure due to hypocalcemic cardiomyopathy. Vitamin D deficiency rickets was found to be the cause for the hypocalcemia. The heart failure responded promptly to adequate Calcium therapy accompanied by usual anticongestive therapy.
authors.affiliation: Kinderkrankenhaus der Stadt Köln.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gillor
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Groneck
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schmitz-Stolbrink
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000150:complications*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012279:Rickets / Q000150:complications*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Kongestive Herzinsuffizienz bei Vitamin D-Mangel-Rachitis.