Severe hyponatraemia in burn patients secondary to hydrotherapy.
Severe hyponatraemia, hyperkalaemia and pre-renal uraemia were seen in two burn victims who were treated with repeated submersion in tap-water. A primary loss of salt through the burned surface area into the whirlpool bathwater has been documented in both cases. All these abnormalities have been partially corrected by adding salt to the whirlpool water. To our knowledge no similar documented cases exist in the literature.
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Department of Medicine, Al Hada Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006875:Hydrotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male