Chloride losing diarrhoea and metabolic alkalosis in an infant with cystic fibrosis.
A case of hypochloraemic metabolic alkalosis in an infant with chloride losing ileostomy drainage and cystic fibrosis is described. It is speculated that intestinal loss of chloride played a major role in the development of metabolic alkalosis.
D000471:Alkalosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002712:Chlorides / Q000378:metabolism; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000209:etiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D007231:Infant, Newborn
D002712:Chlorides