ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Dilative cardiomyopathy is an uncommon cardiac complication of electric shock. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 12-year-old German boy with a high voltage injury who developed a four-chamber dilative cardiomyopathy, which was diagnosed on the 13th week postburn. One year after the accident, echocardiography showed a normal function of his heart with 64% ejection fraction and normal cavities' dimensions. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the fact that dilative cardiomyopathy is not very common in electrical injuries but can be fatal, a prolonged echocardiography follow-up for patients with electrical injury could be recommended. Until now this case is the first child with severe burns after electrocution, who developed a reversible dilative cardiomyopathy.
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Burns, Electric/complications , Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/etiology , Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/therapy , Child , Germany , Humans , Male , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
We report on an 8 year old boy with primary cardiac anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), in whom the diagnosis was challenging and who was treated with modified chemotherapy without radiation therapy according to the ALCL 99 study protocol [1]. Two years and 4 months after completion of therapy the boy is in complete remission with normal cardiac function.
