title: Dilated cardiomyopathy as a first sign of nutritional vitamin D deficiency rickets in infancy.
abstract: A five-month-old boy presented with severe dilated cardiomyopathy, requiring intravenous inotropes as part of the initial management. He was found to have hypocalcemia due to vitamin D deficiency rickets. His cardiac function recovered completely after six months of vitamin D supplementation.
authors.affiliation: The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bigras
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: McCrindle
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mustafa
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012279:Rickets / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D014807:Vitamin D