An infant case of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease-associated dilated cardiomyopathy-like hypertensive cardiomyopathy diagnosed because of urinary tract infection.

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We report a case of dilated cardiomyopathy-like hypertensive cardiomyopathy (HTN-CM) with polycystic kidney disease without family history when a 3-month-old boy developed bacteraemia secondary to a urinary tract infection. He was later confirmed as having autosomal recessive inheritance due to the proven PKHD1 gene mutation. The treatment consisted mainly of antihypertensive and anti-heart failure therapies and...

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