Hyponatremia in a patient admitted for meningitis: euvolemic hyponatremia not due to the Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion

Nefrologia. 2014 Nov 17;34(6):805-7. doi: 10.3265/Nefrologia.pre2014.Sep.12754.
[Article in English, Spanish]
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Insufficiency / chemically induced
  • Aged
  • Blood Volume
  • Dexamethasone / administration & dosage
  • Dexamethasone / adverse effects*
  • Dexamethasone / therapeutic use
  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Drug Substitution
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / metabolism
  • Hydrocortisone / therapeutic use
  • Hyponatremia / chemically induced*
  • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / drug effects
  • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / physiopathology
  • Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Meningitis, Pneumococcal / complications
  • Meningitis, Pneumococcal / drug therapy*
  • Pituitary-Adrenal System / drug effects
  • Pituitary-Adrenal System / physiopathology
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / etiology*

Substances

  • Dexamethasone
  • Hydrocortisone