May the best friend be an enemy if not recognized early - Hypernatremic dehydration due to breastfeeding

Yildizdas H., Satar M., TUTAK E., Narli N., BUYUKCELIK M., Ozlu F.

PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE, vol.21, no.7, pp.445-448, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/01.pec.0000170687.94839.72
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.445-448
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Hypernatremic dehydration is a serious condition in the newborn period. We present 5 infants with hypernatremic dehydration due to breastfeeding; one of them died because of brain edema during treatment.