Chloride losing diarrhoea and metabolic alkalosis in an infant with cystic fibrosis.
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A case of hypochloraemic metabolic alkalosis in an infant with chloride losing ileostomy drainage and cystic fibrosis is described. It is speculated that intestinal loss of chloride played a major role in the development of metabolic alkalosis.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 51 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1976