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The role of fludrocortisone in a child with cerebral salt wasting

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Cerebral salt wasting (CSW) is a syndrome of hyponatremia due to excessive natriuresis described in patients with central nervous system insult. We present a 29-month-old black male with tuberculous meningitis who developed CSW with depressed mineralocorticoid activity. The patient required hypertonic saline and ionotropic support. Mineralocorticoid supplementation effectively treated CSW.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, P.O. Box 33932, Shreveport, Louisiana 71130, USA, , , , , , US

    Abdullah Sakarcan & Joseph Bocchini Jr.

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Received October 20, 1997; received in revised form and accepted February 18, 1998

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Sakarcan, A., Bocchini Jr., J. The role of fludrocortisone in a child with cerebral salt wasting. Pediatr Nephrol 12, 769–771 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004670050543

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