Publication details

Samá voda – případ akutní hyponatrémie

Title in English All water: a case of acute hyponatraemia
Authors

PECL Jakub

Year of publication 2016
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Pediatrie pro praxi
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Web https://www.pediatriepropraxi.cz/artkey/ped-201603-0012_Sama_voda-pripad_akutni_hyponatremie.php
Keywords psychogenic polydipsia; water intoxication; acute hyponatraemia; hyponatraemic encephalopathy
Description The case report presents a boy who was treated with desmopressin for polyuria and polydipsia, and was suspected to have central diabetes insipidus. During the treatment, he developed generalized tonic-clonic seizures and disturbance of consciousness due to acute hyponatraemia with water intoxication, a condition referred to as hyponatraemic encephalopathy. Following the revision of diagnosis, a definitive diagnosis was made of psychogenic polydipsia with an underlying ADHD. The case report aims to highlight the need to perform a complete examination algorithm in the differential diagnosis of polydipsia and polyuria, even prior to commencing pharmacological treatment.

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