title: Peripheral gangrene in a breast fed neonate--is hypernatremic dehydration the cause?
abstract: Hypernatremic dehydration in breast fed neonates is a rare but increasingly recognized problem. If not identified early, it may lead to potentially life threatening complications. The authors describe a neonate who developed thrombosis and lower limb ischemia secondary to hypernatremic dehydration. Peripheral gangrene, as a result of hypernatremic dehydration is extremely uncommon and has rarely been reported before.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Allergy Immunology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Post Graduate Institute for Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Shivani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dogra
authors.forename: Sunil K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Ravul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.forename: Deepti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Suri
authors.forename: Jasmina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahluwalia
authors.forename: Surjit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D003681:Dehydration / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006955:Hypernatremia / Q000150:complications*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications