title: [A severe form of vitamin D deficiency with hypocalcemic cardiomyopathy].
abstract: The authors report on a case of cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure in an infant with severe hypocalcemia related to vitamin D deficient rickets. The heart failure was successfully treated with calcium gluconate and vitamin D, associated with dobutamide.
authors.affiliation: Unité de réanimation infantile, CHU Côte de Nacre, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yaseen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maragnes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gandon-Laloum
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bensaid
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: N'Guyen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ricaud
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lecacheux
mesh_terms: D002125:Calcium Gluconate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004872:Ergocalciferols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012279:Rickets / Q000150:complications*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D004872:Ergocalciferols; D002125:Calcium Gluconate
vernacular_title: Une forme sévère de carence en vitamine D avec cardiomyopathie hypocalcémique.