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Dehydration means that a child's body lacks enough fluid.

Dehydration is a symptom or sign of another disorder, most commonly diarrhea

The World Health Organization defines dehydration as a condition that results from excessive loss of body water.

The most common causes of dehydration in children are vomiting and diarrhea. 


Dehydration may also be the result of decreased intake along with ongoing losses.

In addition to total body water losses, electrolyte abnormalities may exist.

Infants and children have higher metabolic needs and that makes them more susceptible to dehydration.

Infants, in particular, are more susceptible to dehydration.

Reason includes;
1)Higher metabolic rate,
2)Inability to communicate their needs or hydrate themselves,
3)Increased insensible losses.



Dehydration is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in infants and young children worldwide. 

Each year approximately 760,000 children of diarrheal disease worldwide.

Most cases of dehydration in children are the consequence of acute gastroenteritis.


Various sign and symptoms can be present depending on the patient's degree of dehydration



Other causes of dehydration may be the result of other disease processes resulting in fluid loss which includes: diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), diabetes insipidus, burns, excessive sweating


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