Adipsic hypernatremia in a young Sudanese child, challenges in a limited-resource setting: a case report

Adipsia is a rare condition characterized by a lack of thirst due to a defect in specific osmoreceptors located in the hypothalamus. The disorder is characterized by failure to maintain the body’s normal plasma osmolality (POSM), resulting in chronic or recurrent severe hypernatremia and dehydration...

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Autores principales: Alhassan, Mohammed Abdulrahman, Abdalla, Asmahan Tagelsir, Hassan, Samar Sabir, Abdullah, Mohamed Ahmed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8033193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33889252
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.38.86.26236

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8033193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33889252
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.38.86.26236

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