Open AccessDehydrated patient without clinically evident cause: A case report
Author(s) -
Federica Palladino,
Maria Cristina Fedele,
Marianna Casertano,
Laura Liguori,
Tiziana Esposito,
Stefano Guarino,
Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice,
Pierluigi Marzuillo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i20.4838
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic alkalosis , cystic fibrosis , differential diagnosis , bartter syndrome , cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator , gastroenterology , alkalosis , vomiting , newborn screening , hypokalemia , pathology , pediatrics , acidosis
Patients affected by cystic fibrosis can present with metabolic alkalosis such as Bartter's syndrome. In this case report we want to underline this differential diagnosis and we aimed focusing on the suspect of cystic fibrosis, also in case of a negative newborn screening.