[A young woman with severe dehydration]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2021 Sep 7:165:D5924.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

A 28-year-old female presented with severe dehydration due to acute diarrhea and vomiting, which she developed after returning from a vacation in Togo. Her stool was watery, with flecks of mucous, also referred to as "rice-water" stool, which is typical for cholera and can amount to 1000 cc/hour. The infection was confirmedby stool culture.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cholera*
  • Dehydration* / etiology
  • Diarrhea / etiology
  • Female
  • Fluid Therapy
  • Humans
  • Vomiting