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Severe hypernatremic dehydration and death in a breast-fed infant

2001; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 17; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00006565-200106000-00006

1535-1815

ROBERT H. van AMERONGEN, ANTHONY C. MORETTA, Theodore J. Gaeta,

Neuroscience of respiration and sleep

Breast milk is acknowledged as the best source of nutrition for neonates. We present the case of a full-term newborn who was fed solely breast milk and developed severe dehydration and hypernatremia. The patient developed cerebral edema, transverse sinus thrombosis, and died. The literature on the uncommon entity of breast-feeding hypernatremia and dehydration is reviewed, and management strategies are presented.