PITUITARY APOPLEXY – A RARE CAUSE OF HYPONATREMIA

Authors

  • DR. SAKTHI SELVA KUMAR Post graduate in Internal MedicineBalaji Medical College and Hospitals, Bharath University, Chromepet, India.
  • DR.M.V.BHARGAVI Assistant ProfessorSree Balaji Medical College and Hospitals, Bharath University, Chromepet, India.
  • DR.S.PALANIANDAVAN Professor and Head of the Department General Medicine Department, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospitals, Bharath University, Chromepet, India.

Keywords:

Hyponatremia, hypopituitarism, pituitary apoplexy, syndrome of inappropriate secretion of ant diuretic hormone (SIADH)

Abstract

Hyponatremia is a very common electrolyte imbalance caused due to many etiologies, but is rarely due to hypopituitarism.  A non-functional pituitary macro adenoma usually results in complaints like headaches and/or visual field defects might extend to blindness.  But hyponatremia in macro adenoma is rare. Severe hyponatremia is a life-threatening emergency; hence an accurate diagnosis and a prompt initiation therapy are needed. We report a patient presenting with hyponatremia secondary to hypopituitarism along with hypothyroidism due to pituitary macro adenoma.

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2016-03-31

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DR. SAKTHI SELVA KUMAR, DR.M.V.BHARGAVI, & DR.S.PALANIANDAVAN. (2016). PITUITARY APOPLEXY – A RARE CAUSE OF HYPONATREMIA. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 7(1), 419–424. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.in/index.php/journal/article/view/4937

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Volume 7, Issue 1, 2016

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Case Reports

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