TY - JOUR
T1 - Pitfalls in SIADH-diagnosed hyponatraemia
T2 - Report of two cases
AU - van Tienhoven, A J
AU - Buikema, J W
AU - Veenstra, J
AU - van der Poest Clement, E H
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/5
Y1 - 2018/5
N2 - In the majority of hospitalised patients with hyponatraemia, syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) is the primary cause. Before considering SIADH, adrenal, thyroid and pituitary insufficiency should be ruled out. However, the evaluation of these contains potential pitfalls which could lead to incorrect diagnosing of SIADH. Here we present two cases in which a suspected SIADH turned out to be caused by hypopituitarism, emphasising the importance of correctly excluding adrenal, thyroid and pituitary insufficiency.
AB - In the majority of hospitalised patients with hyponatraemia, syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) is the primary cause. Before considering SIADH, adrenal, thyroid and pituitary insufficiency should be ruled out. However, the evaluation of these contains potential pitfalls which could lead to incorrect diagnosing of SIADH. Here we present two cases in which a suspected SIADH turned out to be caused by hypopituitarism, emphasising the importance of correctly excluding adrenal, thyroid and pituitary insufficiency.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 29845942
SN - 1872-9061
VL - 76
SP - 190
EP - 193
JO - The Netherlands journal of medicine
JF - The Netherlands journal of medicine
IS - 4
ER -