title: Rhabdomyolysis caused by hypernatremia.
abstract: Rhabdomyolysis is a clinical picture which is rarely seen in children. In this case report here it is presented a patient who has biochemical and clinical signs of rhabdomyolysis and admitted to our clinic with hypernatremia. The authors think that it is necessary to be alert for rhabdomyolysis in severe hypernatremia cases.
authors.affiliation: Cukurova University Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Adana, Turkey. fincecik@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Incecik
authors.forename: M Ozlem
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Herguner
authors.forename: Dincer
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yildizdas
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: Sakir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altunbasak
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006955:Hypernatremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013577:Syndrome; D013894:Thirst