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ArticleCureus2025

Life-Threatening Hyponatremia, Hyperkalemia, and Shock in Infancy: Not Always Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.

Wai Hung Chung, Manson Chon In Kuok, Kwai Yu Winnie Chan

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Wai Hung ChungDepartment of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, HKG.
Manson Chon In KuokDepartment of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, HKG.
Kwai Yu Winnie ChanDepartment of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, HKG.

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Abstract

Hyponatremia and hyperkalemia, though uncommon in infancy, are potentially life-threatening electrolyte disturbances. We discuss a case of secondary pseudohypoaldosteronism (PHA) in a six-month-old male presenting with recurrent vomiting, severe hyponatremia (119 mmol/L), hyperkalemia (6.6 mmol/L), and metabolic acidosis (bicarbonate: 9 mmol/L). The patient's condition rapidly deteriorated with hypotension and respiratory distress requiring intensive care and mechanical ventilation. Investigations identified an Escherichia coli urinary tract infection (UTI), and further laboratory tests revealed markedly elevated serum renin and aldosterone levels, consistent with secondary PHA associated with UTI in infancy. This report explores the incidence, proposed pathophysiology, and management strategies for secondary PHA. Additionally, we provide information to aid in differentiating among the potential causes of similar biochemical abnormalities, including congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), in pediatric patients.

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congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (cakut)hyperkalemiahyponatremiapseudohypoaldosteronismurinary tract infection

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PMID40904963
PMCPMC12404278

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