A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathy
Background: Shortness of breath is a very common presentation at the pediatric emergency department, but making a diagnosis based on it is very challenging for physicians because of the numerous differential diagnoses, including respiratory and cardiac causes. Case Presentation: Herein, we describe...
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| description | Background: Shortness of breath is a very common presentation at the pediatric emergency department, but making a diagnosis based on it is very challenging for physicians because of the numerous differential diagnoses, including respiratory and cardiac causes.
Case Presentation: Herein, we describe the case of a 2-month-old patient who presented to our emergency department in October 2017 with shortness of breath for 3 weeks duration. She was diagnosed as having lower respiratory tract infection; a cardiac murmur was incidentally found, which turned out to be a very rare congenital cardiac disease: left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC). She was treated with anti-failure medications but unfortunately died before cardiac transplant.
Conclusion: As demonstrated by this case, non-compaction cardiomyopathy can be easily missed and misdiagnosed because of its rarity and diverse symptoms on presentation. Since corresponding treatment modalities are lacking, the prevention of associated complications is the primary goal of LVNC management. [SJEMed 2020; 1(1.000): 25-29] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-626edf6443294637abfdd9522fc969ee2023-07-03T16:27:37ZengDiscover STM Publishing LtdSaudi Journal of Emergency Medicine1658-84872020-06-0111252910.24911/SJEMed/72-157338927073097A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathyDalia Zaghabah0Roaa Jamjoom1Pediatric Emergency Consultant, Emergency Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Pediatric Emergency Consultant, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaBackground: Shortness of breath is a very common presentation at the pediatric emergency department, but making a diagnosis based on it is very challenging for physicians because of the numerous differential diagnoses, including respiratory and cardiac causes. Case Presentation: Herein, we describe the case of a 2-month-old patient who presented to our emergency department in October 2017 with shortness of breath for 3 weeks duration. She was diagnosed as having lower respiratory tract infection; a cardiac murmur was incidentally found, which turned out to be a very rare congenital cardiac disease: left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC). She was treated with anti-failure medications but unfortunately died before cardiac transplant. Conclusion: As demonstrated by this case, non-compaction cardiomyopathy can be easily missed and misdiagnosed because of its rarity and diverse symptoms on presentation. Since corresponding treatment modalities are lacking, the prevention of associated complications is the primary goal of LVNC management. [SJEMed 2020; 1(1.000): 25-29]http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=73097pediatricpediatric emergencycardiologycardiomyopathy |
| spellingShingle | Dalia Zaghabah Roaa Jamjoom A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathy Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine pediatric pediatric emergency cardiology cardiomyopathy |
| title | A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathy |
| title_full | A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathy |
| title_fullStr | A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathy |
| title_full_unstemmed | A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathy |
| title_short | A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathy |
| title_sort | common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease non compaction cardiomyopathy |
| topic | pediatric pediatric emergency cardiology cardiomyopathy |
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