title: [Cholera in children. A report of 8 cases].
abstract: Cholera is an acute intestinal infection caused by Vibrio cholerae 01. When an infected person presents severe dehydration and is not adequately treated, he or she will develop hypovolemic shock and eventually could died. There is scarce information concerning this disease in the Pediatric group. Herein we report on eight cases of Pediatric cholera, in children 17 month to four years of age. Seven patients out of eight were admitted presenting dehydration. Four presenting mild or moderate dehydration and three presenting hypovolemic shock. These three patients were rehydrated by intravenous route and thereafter the hydration was maintained by oral therapy. The outcome was uneventful in six patients. One patient developed abdominal distention probably due to hypopotassemia, and another patient presented hyponatremia and seizures. All the patients recovered within five days after admission.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Hidratación Oral, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, D.F.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lezama-Basulto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mota-Hernández
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bravo-Barrios
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002771:Cholera / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
vernacular_title: Cólera en niños. Informe de ocho casos.