Fatal congenital hypertrophic cardiomyopathy due to glycogen storage disease

A rare glycogen storage disease characterized by fetal or neonatal onset of severe cardiomyopathy with non-lysosomal glycogen accumulation and fatal outcome in infancy. Patients present with massive cardiomegaly, severe cardiac and respiratory complications, and failure to thrive. Non-specific facial dysmorphism, bilateral cataracts, macroglossia, hydrocephalus, enlarged kidneys, and skeletal muscle involvement have been reported in some cases.