Vitamin D deficiency presenting with cardiogenic shock in an infant

A 2-month-old child was referred as a case of dilated cardiomyopathy with cardiogenic shock. On evaluation, hypocalcemia secondary to severe vitamin D deficiency was found. There were no clinical or radiological features of rickets. The child had developed multiorgan failure due to cardiogenic shock...

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Main Authors: Manish Kumar, Diganta Saikia, Vishal Kumar, Ruchi Tomar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
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Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2011;volume=4;issue=2;spage=207;epage=209;aulast=Kumar
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spelling doaj-895c667f62cd47bb903409ef8ff276c72020-11-25T01:13:37ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Pediatric Cardiology0974-20692011-01-014220720910.4103/0974-2069.84668Vitamin D deficiency presenting with cardiogenic shock in an infantManish KumarDiganta SaikiaVishal KumarRuchi TomarA 2-month-old child was referred as a case of dilated cardiomyopathy with cardiogenic shock. On evaluation, hypocalcemia secondary to severe vitamin D deficiency was found. There were no clinical or radiological features of rickets. The child had developed multiorgan failure due to cardiogenic shock at the time of admission and could not be saved despite adequate ventilatory and pharmacologic support. Hypocalcemia should be considered as an important differential diagnosis in cases of dilated cardiomyopathy in infants.http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2011;volume=4;issue=2;spage=207;epage=209;aulast=KumarCardiogenic shockdilated cardiomyopathyhypocalcemiavitamin D deficiency
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author Manish Kumar
Diganta Saikia
Vishal Kumar
Ruchi Tomar
spellingShingle Manish Kumar
Diganta Saikia
Vishal Kumar
Ruchi Tomar
Vitamin D deficiency presenting with cardiogenic shock in an infant
Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Cardiogenic shock
dilated cardiomyopathy
hypocalcemia
vitamin D deficiency
author_facet Manish Kumar
Diganta Saikia
Vishal Kumar
Ruchi Tomar
author_sort Manish Kumar
title Vitamin D deficiency presenting with cardiogenic shock in an infant
title_short Vitamin D deficiency presenting with cardiogenic shock in an infant
title_full Vitamin D deficiency presenting with cardiogenic shock in an infant
title_fullStr Vitamin D deficiency presenting with cardiogenic shock in an infant
title_full_unstemmed Vitamin D deficiency presenting with cardiogenic shock in an infant
title_sort vitamin d deficiency presenting with cardiogenic shock in an infant
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
issn 0974-2069
publishDate 2011-01-01
description A 2-month-old child was referred as a case of dilated cardiomyopathy with cardiogenic shock. On evaluation, hypocalcemia secondary to severe vitamin D deficiency was found. There were no clinical or radiological features of rickets. The child had developed multiorgan failure due to cardiogenic shock at the time of admission and could not be saved despite adequate ventilatory and pharmacologic support. Hypocalcemia should be considered as an important differential diagnosis in cases of dilated cardiomyopathy in infants.
topic Cardiogenic shock
dilated cardiomyopathy
hypocalcemia
vitamin D deficiency
url http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2011;volume=4;issue=2;spage=207;epage=209;aulast=Kumar
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