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Case Reports
. 2010 Feb;10(1):86-7.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.10-1-86.

With a pinch of salt

Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay  1 , R Gupta, V Baskar, N Gautam, A A Toogood
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Case Reports

With a pinch of salt

Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2010 Feb.

Erratum in

  • Clin Med. 2010 Jun;10(3):300

Abstract

This report highlights a case of severe hyponatraemia secondary to excessive sweating and salt [corrected] poor fluid consumption and low salt diet in hot conditions. The case was complicated by the presence of marked hypokalaemia caused by secondary hyperaldosteronism confirmed, for the first time, by the presence of grossly elevated serum renin and aldosterone concentrations. With the rise in global temperature affecting even temperate climates doctors, especially in acute and general medicine, may be faced with this condition more often.

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Comment in

  • 'With a pinch of salt' revisited.
    Cappuccio FP. Cappuccio FP. Clin Med (Lond). 2010 Aug;10(4):418. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.10-4-418. Clin Med (Lond). 2010. PMID: 20849028 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • 'With a pinch of salt' revisited.
    Cappuccio FP. Cappuccio FP. Clin Med (Lond). 2010 Oct;10(5):518. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.10-5-518. Clin Med (Lond). 2010. PMID: 21117393 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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