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Extremely Severe Hypernatremia Caused by Wrong Belief in a Patient with Cervical Cancer.
Park, Myeong Su; Park, Hyuk Jin; Choi, Hong Sang; Kim, Chang Seong; Bae, Eun Hui; Ma, Seong Kwon; Kim, Soo Wan; Kim, Minah.
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  • Park MS; Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
  • Park HJ; Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
  • Choi HS; Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
  • Kim CS; Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
  • Bae EH; Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
  • Ma SK; Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
  • Kim SW; Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
  • Kim M; Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Electrolyte Blood Press ; 18(1): 16-18, 2020 Jun.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32655652
ABSTRACT
A 56-year old female patient who was undergoing follow-up for cervical cancer in our oncology center was presented to the emergency center with anxiety and excessive thirst. The initial serum sodium level of the patient exceeded 200mEq/L, rising up to 238mEq/L during hospitalization. The extremely severe hypernatremia was caused by patient's wrong belief that bay salt would cure the cancer. The patient was treated with hypotonic solution and finally with appropriate hydration, she was fully recovered without any neurological complications.
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