Severe
hypernatremia is an important
electrolyte disorder that has serious effects. The
patient had no medical
history. A. 20-year-old ingested bamboo
salt for
digestion and
weight reduction according to the
folk remedies posted on an
internet website. She presented with
vomiting and
diarrhea over ten times per day. Her initial
serum sodium concentration was 174mEq/L. Her symptoms improved rapidly with hypotonic saline infusion. She recovered completely without any sequelae in three days. Severe
hypernatremia in a normal
young adult with clear
consciousness and normal renal function has not been reported in
Korea yet. So we
report a case of severe
hypernatremia by excessive bamboo
salt ingestion in healthy young
woman.