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Dead sea syndrome: a case report
Journal of the Royal Medical Services. 2015; 22 (3): 77-79
in English | IMEMR | ID: emr-171887
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Dead Sea has 33.7% salinity which makes it one of the saltiest water on earth. Drowning and swallowing Dead Sea water with its high content of minerals affects significantly the electrolytes balance in the body. We report a nine year old boy who drown in the dead sea and developed secondary life threatening sever hypercalcemia and hypermagnesemia causing abnormal cardiac rhythm; he is successfully treated with hemodialysis. Physician who treat patients drown in the Dead Sea has to be aware of electrolyte abnormalities especially for calcium and magnesium and the proper method of management including hemodialysis or hemofiltration
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Index: IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean) Main subject: Syndrome / Oceans and Seas / Hypercalcemia Type of study: Case report Limits: Child / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J. Royal Med. Serv. Year: 2015

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Index: IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean) Main subject: Syndrome / Oceans and Seas / Hypercalcemia Type of study: Case report Limits: Child / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J. Royal Med. Serv. Year: 2015