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- Title
Severe hypernatremia and hyperosmolality exacerbated by an herbal preparation in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis.
- Authors
Bhowmick, Samar K; Hundley, Olivette T; Rettig, Kenneth R
- Abstract
This article reports a case of severe reversible hypernatremia exacerbated by an herbal agent "goldenseal" (Hydrastis canadensis) in an 11-year-old girl with new onset type I diabetes mellitus presented with diabetic ketoacidosis. A literature review is presented and possible mechanism of hypernatremia caused by this herbal preparation is discussed.
- Publication
Clinical pediatrics, 2007, Vol 46, Issue 9, p831
- ISSN
0009-9228
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1177/0009922807303042