Salt Poisoning Due to Inadequate Infant Formula Preparation: A Rare Cause of Hypernatremia and Massive Cerebral Hemorrhage in a Newborn.

hypernatremia infant formula intracerebral hemorrhage salt poisoning status epilepticus

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Dec 2022
Historique:
accepted: 27 12 2022
entrez: 1 2 2023
pubmed: 2 2 2023
medline: 2 2 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Salt poisoning is a rare cause of severe hypernatremia in children resulting from the ingestion of toxic amounts of sodium chloride, either from accidental or intentional administration of salted solutions. We present the case of a newborn admitted to a pediatric emergency department for lethargy and reduced oral intake; his laboratory evaluation showed severe hypernatremia ([Na

Identifiants

pubmed: 36721612
doi: 10.7759/cureus.33045
pmc: PMC9881600
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e33045

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022, Kakoo Brioso et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Estela Kakoo Brioso (E)

Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, PRT.
Pediatrics, Hospital De Cascais Dr. José De Almeida, Lisbon, PRT.

Joana Moscoso (J)

Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, PRT.

Filipa Vieira (F)

Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, PRT.

Anabela Salazar (A)

Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, PRT.

Madalena Tuna (M)

Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, PRT.
Comprehensive Health Research Center, Nova Medical School, Lisbon, PRT.

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