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Review article: the clinical management of congenital chloride diarrhoea.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 15 Feb 2010
Wedenoja S, Höglund P, Holmberg C
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BACKGROUND: Congenital chloride diarrhoea in a newborn is a medical emergency, requiring early diagnostics and treatment to prevent severe dehydration and infant mortality. While most of the 250 cases reported arise from Finland, Poland and Arab countries, single cases with this autosomal recessive disorder appear worldwide. Such congenital chloride diarrhoea rarity makes diagnosis difficult. Life-long salt...
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