Arch Dis Child. 1990 Feb; 65(2): 231-2.

Atopic eczema, hyponatraemia, and hypoalbuminaemia.

Goodyear HM, Harper JI.

Department of Dermatology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children, London.

We describe an infant with atopic eczema, treated with homoeopathic medicines, who presented with erythema and limb oedema. Concentrations of urinary and plasma sodium and plasma albumin were low. On conventional treatment he made a satisfactory recovery.