Citation

Hubert G, Liet JM, Barrière F, Joram N. Arch. Pediatr. 2014; 22(1): 39-42.

Vernacular Title

Hypernatrémie majeure par intoxication à l'eau de mer chez un enfant.

Affiliation

Service de réanimation pédiatrique, hôpital Mère-Enfant, CHU de Nantes, 7, quai Moncousu, 44093 Nantes cedex 1, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.arcped.2014.08.008

PMID

25282459

Abstract

Drowning in sea water is an unusual cause of severe hypernatremia. We report the case of a 3.5-year-old boy who died 11h after drowning in sea water, with a serum sodium level of 178mmoL/L. In this case, hypernatremia was aggravated by diarrhea and hyperglycemia with glycosuria. Usually, correction of acute hypernatremia must be quick and early, aiming at a reduction of serum sodium concentration of up to 1-2mmoL per liter per hour.

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