Hypocalcemia nutritional rickets: a curable cause of dilated cardiomyopathy.
Dilated cardiomyopathy is an important cause of heart failure in children. Often it requires transplantation, but on rare occasions it is curable by micronutrient supplementation. Hypocalcemic nutritional rickets was found to be a cause for dilated cardiomyopathy in a 15-month-old child. The patient responded to calcium and vitamin D supplementation promptly and left ventricular systolic function normalized after 3 months of treatment. Nutritional rickets must the considered as an important curable cause for dilated cardiomyopathy among children especially in regions where nutritional rickets is still common.
Verma
Sanjay
S
Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. sanjay06verma@yahoo.com
Khadwal
Alka
A
Chopra
Kapil
K
Rohit
Manoj
M
Singhi
Sunit
S
D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002118:Calcium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D007223:Infant; D012279:Rickets / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications*; D014815:Vitamins / Q000627:therapeutic use
D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D014815:Vitamins; D014807:Vitamin D; D002118:Calcium