[A 6-day-old girl with weight loss].
Newborn children normally lose up to 10% of their birth weight during the first week of life. With greater weight loss one must consider low intake and pathological losses. We describe a 6-day-old girl with nearly 19% weight loss and hypertonic dehydration caused by hypogalactia. Principles for treatment of hypertonic dehydration and strategies for finding these children are discussed.
Tjora
Erling
E
erling.tjora@helse-bergen.no
Reigstad
Hallvard
H
D003681:Dehydration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007775:Lactation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood; D015431:Weight Loss
D012964:Sodium