title: Shock revealing salt poisoning in a neonate.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We report a case of shock, revealing a severe hypernatremia caused by salt poisoning in a 17-day-old male neonate.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We consider the physiopathology of salt overload in this context and the diagnostic strategy in neonate with hypernatremia.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used patient history, weight, plasma, and urine osmolality to establish the diagnostic strategy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Salt poisoning in neonates manifests as intracellular dehydration without extracellular fluid accumulation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This poisoning underscores the need for providing appropriate help to mothers at discharge from the maternity ward or neonatology unit.
authors.affiliation: Perinatology Unit, Women's and Children's Teaching Hospital, Nantes, France.
authors.forename: Gaelle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caillaux
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Denizot
authors.forename: Jean Christophe
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Roze
authors.forename: Christèle
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gras-Le Guen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006955:Hypernatremia / Q000209:etiology*; D041943:Infant Formula; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology*; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary