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17950423

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-22
pubmed:abstractText
Hypovolemic hyponatremia in the pediatric population is a common electrolyte disturbance, most often secondary to salt loss in excess of water loss from the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., diarrhea). We present an unusual case of an 18-month-old boy who had recurrent hyponatremic, hyperkalemic dehydration secondary to salt losses from cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea and low dietary salt intake. An extensive evaluation revealed normal renal and endocrine function. Head imaging revealed a persistent craniopharyngeal canal, suggesting a communication between the nasopharynx and subarachnoid space. The nasal secretion was confirmed to be cerebrospinal fluid by detection of beta transferrin-2. This case highlights cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea as an unusual, but clinically significant, cause of sodium loss.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0887-8994
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
360-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea as a unique cause of hyponatremia.
pubmed:affiliation
Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Program in Health, Sciences, and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports