Hypopituitarism: A Very Rare Cause of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in a Child

Authors

  • Anirban Mandal Attending Consultant, Department of Paediatrics, Sitaram Bhartia Instiute of Science and Research, New Delhi
  • Amitabh Singh Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4440-5339

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v37i2.17278

Keywords:

Congestive cardiac failure, pericardial effusion, short stature, hypoglycemia

Abstract

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCMP), the leading type of cardiomyopathy in children, can be either a primary disease or secondary to a host of pathologies. Endocrine diseases are an extremely rare cause of DCMP in children. Hypopituitarism (congenital or acquired), a rare condition in children, may present in a variety of phenotypes depending on the hormonal deficiency (partial vs. pan hypopituitarism) and associated developmental defects. We describe a 10 year old boy with short stature, severely retarded bone age and congestive cardiac failure (CCF). He was diagnosed to have DCMP with hypopituitarism. Review of literature reveal possible mechanisms of DCMP and CCF in hypopituitarism and probably also indicate favorable response to hormonal replacement therapy.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Abstract
807
PDF
731

Downloads

Published

2018-02-24

How to Cite

Mandal, A., & Singh, A. (2018). Hypopituitarism: A Very Rare Cause of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in a Child. Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society, 37(2), 197–200. https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v37i2.17278

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Case Reports

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).