Complex therapeutic approach in a child with syndromic morbid obesity and acute heart failur
Journal Title: Human & Veterinary Medicine - International Journal of the Bioflux Society - Year 2011, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
We report a case of a three years old child, a boy with acute heart failure associated at a rare complex genetic disorders characterized by severe obesity and hypotonia. The treatment consisted of acute phase diuretics and cardiotonic drugs, followed by chronic angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitor (Enalapril) and an aldosterone inhibitor. The child recovered within a few days and remained clinically stable, with improvement of clinical, EKG and echocardiographic parameters at 2 and 6 - month follow-up.
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Lenuţa Popa, Ştefan Roşianu, Eva Kiss, Carmencita Deneş, Octavia Costin, Popa Virgil
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