Abstract
The authors describe the association of hypernatremic dehydration and peripheral gangrene in elderly patients. This association is known in infancy but hitherto has not been described in the elderly.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Dehydration / complications*
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Dehydration / pathology
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Foot Diseases / etiology*
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Foot Diseases / pathology
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Gangrene / etiology*
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Gangrene / pathology
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Humans
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Hypernatremia / complications*
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Hypernatremia / pathology
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Male
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Toes