Isolated hemosiderosis of liver in an infant with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Niranjan Biswal; Muhabilasha Jailani; Femitha Pournima; Theresa Sylvia Mary; Sajini Jacob

Niranjan Biswal Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India
Muhabilasha Jailani Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India
Femitha Pournima Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India
Theresa Sylvia Mary Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India
Sajini Jacob Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India

Keywords: Hepatic hemosiderosis, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Isolated hepatic hemosiderosis

Abstract

Cardiomyopathy in newborn period is very rare. Cardiomyopathy with hepatic involvement causes early death. We report a case of isolated hepatic hemosiderosis with associated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) without any evidence of cardiac hemosiderosis in a 50‑day‑old infant who had been symptomatic since birth.

Author Biography

Femitha Pournima, Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India

Cardiomyopathy in newborn period is very rare. Cardiomyopathy with hepatic involvement causes early death. We report a case of isolated hepatic hemosiderosis with associated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) without any evidence of cardiac hemosiderosis in a 50‑day‑old infant who had been symptomatic since birth.