title: Hypocalcemic rickets: an unusual cause of dilated cardiomyopathy.
abstract: We report a breast-fed infant with clinical evidence of rickets and with dilated cardiomyopathy who responded well to supplemental calcium and vitamin D. We believe that this is the first report of such an association in an American child.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
authors: D I
authors: DI
authors: Price
authors: L C
authors: LC
authors: Stanford
authors: D S
authors: DS
authors: Braden
authors: M R
authors: MR
authors: Ebeid
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Smith
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000150:complications*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012279:Rickets / Q000150:complications*