Dilated cardiomyopathy in a child with Hyper-immunoglobulin E syndrome Article Swipe
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Tinsae Alemayehu
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Endale Tefera
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· 2018
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.13140/rg.2.2.10833.99689
· OA: W3034810019
YOU?
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· 2018
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.13140/rg.2.2.10833.99689
· OA: W3034810019
Hyper-immunoglobulin E syndrome is a rare primary immunodeficiency. We report a 6-year-old girl diagnosed with hyper immunoglobulin E syndrome and dilated cardiomyopathy. She presented with recurrent pneumonia and chronic eczema since infancy; onychomycosis, eosinophilia, high immunoglobulin E levels, previous treatment for severe infections and dilated cardiomyopathy. She was treated with diuretics, afterload reducers, inotropes, aspirin, steroids and antibiotics. Whether the cardiomyopathy is a co-incidental finding or a result of viral myocarditis due to the recurrent chest infections she had was difficult to conclusively determine.
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