Publications by authors named "Alaeddin Al Ali"

Worldwide, gastroenteritis is a well-known cause of dehydration in pediatric patients and can be life-threatening due to subsequent electrolyte disturbance or dehydration itself. In this case, we present an infant with Down syndrome (karyotype: 21 trisomy) who presented to us with moderate hypernatremic dehydration associated with severe hyperkalemia, moderate metabolic acidosis (pH: 7.1, random blood glucose: 80-110 mg/dL), and elevated kidney function tests secondary to the gastroenteritis caused by infection.

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