Peripheral gangrene in hypernatraemic dehydration of infancy.
Arch Dis Child
; 50(8): 616-9, 1975 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Gangrene of the extremities complicating diarrhoea and severe hypernatraemic dehydration occurred in 6 infants. This is a rare complication of gastroenteritis, and its association with hypernatraemia does not seem to have previously been emphasized. The increased blood viscosity resulting from serum hyperosmolarity may have been responsible for the gangrene, and studies in our patients suggested that disseminated intravascular coagulation was present. In addition to fluid and electrolyte replacement, the infants were treated with heparin with some recovery of the affected extremities.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos da Nutrição do Lactente
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Desidratação
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Diarreia Infantil
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Gangrena
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Hipernatremia
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1975
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Article