A Case on Cardiomyopathy in Children Improved with Medical Treatments

Cardiomyopathy is a severe disease. There's generally no cure for the situation in children, but it can be treated. Way of life changes, medicines, and surgically implanted devices can help to manage symptoms and occasionally stop the disease from getting worse. In serious cases, a heart transplant may be needed. Cardiomyopathy is the most common cause for heart transplants in children. If the condition isn't managed, it can lead to a life-threatening arrhythmia, heart valve problems, heart failure etc. The case study illustrates a 10 months old baby presented with recurrent respiratory infection. After thorough clinical examination, all necessary investigation including chest X-ray, ECG, Color Doppler Echocardiography have been done and diagnosed as dilated cardiomyopathy with pneumonia and heart failure. The child was treated with antibiotics, diuretics, digoxin, ACE inhibitors, vitamin with minerals and also relevant drugs to relieve other symptoms. Then the patient discharged with a maintenance dose of these drugs with regular follow-up. After 6 months, the patient was improved clinically and also all investigation reports showed normal findings.