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To document the clinical presentation and complications of hypernatraemic dehydration secondary to acute gastro-enteritis in young infants.

October 1, 1961Archives of Disease in ChildhoodOpen Access

Hypernatraemic Dehydration in Infantile Gastro-enteritis

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To document the clinical presentation and complications of hypernatraemic dehydration secondary to acute gastro-enteritis in young infants.
Clinical observation and diagnostic workup of an infant presenting with prolonged diarrhoea and vomiting.
Assessment of systemic illness progression following five days of fluid loss.
A previously healthy 3-month-old infant developed severe dehydration following five days of diarrhoea and vomiting.
Acute deterioration presented with marked pallor immediately after an emetic episode on admission.

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Case report demonstrates severe hypernatraemic dehydration following prolonged gastro-enteritis in an infant, highlighting critical risks of rapid fluid loss.

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Macaulay et al. (1961) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a714f472163a0a01bc576c0 https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.36.189.543

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Case report demonstrates severe hypernatraemic dehydration following prolonged gastro-enteritis in an infant, highlighting critical risks of rapid fluid loss.

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