Pituitary macroadenoma presenting as severe hyponatremia: a case report

Pituitary macroadenoma presenting as severe hyponatremia: a case report

Abstract Background Hyponatremia is defined as a serum sodium level of less than 135 mEq/L in a patient. Although hyponatremia is not an uncommon laboratory finding, especially in the elderly, hunting for the etiology is a challenging issue for any clinician. The three first-line investigations that...

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Main Authors: Bopeththe Vidanelage Kameera Madhusanka Bopeththa, S. M. M. Niyaz, Chathuranga Medagedara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Hyponatremia
Hypopituitarism
Pituitary macroadenoma
Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of an antidiuretic hormone
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2000-4

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