Netherton's syndrome and neonatal hypernatremia. A case report.
Netherton's syndrome is characterized by ichthyosiform desquamation, bamboo hair and often atopic diathesis. It is transmitted as an autosomal-recessive trait. In this paper we report a baby with Netherton's syndrome who developed hypernatremia during the neonatal period. This complication should be remembered in erythrodermic infants as a preventable cause of neonatal morbidity.
Ergin
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Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara.
Kiliç
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Tekinalp
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D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D006955:Hypernatremia / Q000209:etiology*; D016113:Ichthyosiform Erythroderma, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013577:Syndrome; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology