Severe Hypernatremia by Excessive Bamboo Salt Ingestion in Healthy Young Woman.
- Author:
Hyun Jun JU
1
;
Hong Jin BAE
;
Dae Eun CHOI
;
Ki Ryang NA
;
Kang Wook LEE
;
Young Tai SHIN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Hypernatremia; Folk remedies
- MeSH: Consciousness; Diarrhea; Digestion; Eating*; Female; Humans; Hypernatremia*; Internet; Korea; Medicine, Traditional; Sodium; Vomiting; Weight Loss; Young Adult
- From:Electrolytes & Blood Pressure 2013;11(2):53-55
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Severe hypernatremia is an important electrolyte disorder that has serious effects. The patient had no medical history. A. 20-year-old ingested bamboo salt for digestion and weight reduction according to the folk remedies posted on an internet website. She presented with vomiting and diarrhea over ten times per day. Her initial serum sodium concentration was 174mEq/L. Her symptoms improved rapidly with hypotonic saline infusion. She recovered completely without any sequelae in three days. Severe hypernatremia in a normal young adult with clear consciousness and normal renal function has not been reported in Korea yet. So we report a case of severe hypernatremia by excessive bamboo salt ingestion in healthy young woman.
