Hypernatremic dehydration as a sign leading to the diagnosis of glucose-galactose malabsorption in breast-fed neonates.
Hypernatremic dehydration is described in a case of a breast-fed infant with glucose-galactose malabsorption. Hypernatremic dehydration in general is uncommon in normal breast-fed infants. The finding of hypernatremic dehydration in breast-fed infants with watery diarrhea and sugar in the stool should lead to the consideration of monosaccharide intolerance such as glucose-galactose malabsorption.
D002239:Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003681:Dehydration / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005690:Galactose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006955:Hypernatremia / Q000209:etiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
D005947:Glucose; D005690:Galactose