All issues > Volume 26(7); 1983

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(7):726-730. Published online July 31, 1983.

A Case of Congestive Cardiomyopathy.

Ghee Young Jung¹, Joong Gon Kim¹, Keun Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine，Ewha Womans University

Abstract

We have experienced a case of congestive cardiomyopathy in a 4-year-old boy who had progressive cardiomegaly, congestive heart failure and weakness of right upper and lower extremities. On necropsy, the heart showed hypertrophy of cardiac muscle with focal granular degeneration. Clinical course of the case was reported with review of literature.

Keywords :Congestive cardiomyopathy