A case of hypernatremic dehydration due to breast-feeding

The authors report an 11-day-old exclusively breast-fed female, with a birth weight of 3 300 g, who had suffered from dehydration stage I, with acute renal failure and metabolic acidosis, with 170 mmol/L of serum sodium. Renal ultrasounds were normal but the rate of sodium in mother's milk was...

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Published in:	Annales de biologie clinique (Paris) Vol. 66; no. 4; p. 471
Main Authors:	Marzouk, M, Neffati, F, Khelifa, H, Douki, W, Monastiri, K, Gueddiche, M N, Ben Amor, A, Najjar, M F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	French
Published:	France 01-07-2008
Subjects:	Breast Feeding - adverse effects Dehydration - etiology Female Humans Hypernatremia - etiology Infant, Newborn
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Summary:	The authors report an 11-day-old exclusively breast-fed female, with a birth weight of 3 300 g, who had suffered from dehydration stage I, with acute renal failure and metabolic acidosis, with 170 mmol/L of serum sodium. Renal ultrasounds were normal but the rate of sodium in mother's milk was three times higher than controls (87 versus 21 mmol/L). Intravenous rehydration allowed the correction of hydroelectrolytic disorders.
ISSN:	0003-3898
DOI:	10.1684/abc.2008.0252