Arginine vasopressin secretion in Kenyan children with severe malaria.
Hyponatraemia is common in African children with severe malaria, but the cause is unknown. We measured plasma sodium (p[Na]) and arginine vasopressin concentrations (p[AVP]) in 30 consecutive children with severe malaria (19 had cerebral malaria), on admission, at 48 and 96 h after admission. Hypona...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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