Water intoxication by the oral route in an infant.
Symptomatic water intoxication is common when hypo-osmolar fluids are given therapeutically, usually intravenously, but it is rare after drinking voluntarily (Wynn and Rob, 1954). We report a case of water intoxication caused by voluntary drinking in an infant.
D004326:Drinking; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014869:Water Intoxication / Q000209:etiology*