Hyponatremia Associated with Prophylactic Low-Dose Trimethoprim during Systemic Corticosteroid Therapy for AQP4-Positive Optic Neuritis in a Diabetic Patient

Hyponatremia Associated with Prophylactic Low-Dose Trimethoprim during Systemic Corticosteroid Therapy for AQP4-Positive Optic Neuritis in a Diabetic Patient

Hyponatremia associated with low-dose trimethoprim in patients on concomitant systemic corticosteroid therapy has rarely been reported. Here, we describe a 57-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus and hypertension treated with telmisartan, who presented with progressive visual impairmen...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Takubo, Sho Tanaka, Masaru Kushimoto, Jin Ikeda, Katsuhiko Ogawa, Yutaka Suzuki, Masanori Abe, Hisamitsu Ishihara, Midori Fujishiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
acidosis
aquaporin 4
hyperkalemia
hyponatremia
steroids
trimethoprim
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/9/4/201

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