A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathy
Authors:
Dalia Zaghabah,
Roaa Jamjoom
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.
Keywords: Pediatric, pediatric emergency, cardiology, cardiomyopathy
Authors
Roaa Jamjoom
Pediatric Emergency Consultant, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Roaa Jamjoom, Pediatric Emergency Consultant, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia rsjamjoom@kau.edu.sa
Publication history:
Received 10 Nov 2019
Revised 08 Jan 2020
Accepted 19 Jan 2020
Published online 06 Feb 2020
Published in print 08 Feb 2020
Zaghabah D, Jamjoom R. A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathy. SJEMed. 2020; 1(1): 25-29. doi:
10.24911/SJEMed/72-1573389270
Zaghabah D, Jamjoom R. A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathy. https://sjemed.com/?mno=73097 [Access: December 14, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/SJEMed/72-1573389270
Zaghabah D, Jamjoom R. A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathy. SJEMed. 2020; 1(1): 25-29. doi:
10.24911/SJEMed/72-1573389270
Zaghabah D, Jamjoom R. A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathy. SJEMed. (2020), [cited December 14, 2024]; 1(1): 25-29. doi:
10.24911/SJEMed/72-1573389270
Zaghabah, D. & Jamjoom, . R. (2020) A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathy. SJEMed, 1 (1), 25-29. doi:
10.24911/SJEMed/72-1573389270
Zaghabah, Dalia, and Roaa Jamjoom. 2020. A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathy. Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1 (1), 25-29. doi:
10.24911/SJEMed/72-1573389270
Zaghabah, Dalia, and Roaa Jamjoom. "A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathy." Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine 1 (2020), 25-29. doi:
10.24911/SJEMed/72-1573389270
Zaghabah, Dalia, and Roaa Jamjoom. "A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathy." Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine 1.1 (2020), 25-29. Print. doi:
10.24911/SJEMed/72-1573389270
Zaghabah, D. & Jamjoom, . R. (2020) A common pediatric presentation of an unusual disease: non-compaction cardiomyopathy. Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1 (1), 25-29. doi:
10.24911/SJEMed/72-1573389270