[A case of hypernatremic dehydration due to breast-feeding].

Abstract

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.

• Authors: M Marzouk, F Neffati, H Khelifa, W Douki, K Monastiri, M N Gueddiche, A Ben Amor, M F Najjar
• Journal: Annales de biologie clinique (Ann Biol Clin (Paris)) 2008 Jul-Aug Vol. 66 Issue 4 Pg. 471-4 ISSN: 0003-3898 [Print] France
• Vernacular Title: Déshydratation hypernatrémique au cours d'un allaitement maternel.
• PMID: 18725352 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Breast Feeding (adverse effects)
• Dehydration (etiology)
• Female
• Humans
• Hypernatremia (etiology)
• Infant, Newborn