title: Congenital chloride diarrhoea (presentation of two cases).
abstract: Two cases of congenital chloride diarrhoea in newborn infants are presented. The diagnosis was made by a combination of clinical findings--hydramnios, low birth weight, large abdomen, severe dehydration, dyselectrolytemia with hypochloremia and hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis. A crucial finding for the confirmation of the diagnosis was the fourfold rise of faecal CI exceeding the sum of sodium and potassium concentrations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Higher Medical Institute, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mihailova
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boikinov
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chakova
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ivanov
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chochkova
mesh_terms: D002712:Chlorides / Q000378:metabolism*; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000151:congenital* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides