Recurrent Hyponatremia as Presenting Manifestation of Pituitary Macroadenoma

Hyponatremia is commonly seen electrolyte disturbance clinically. It is potentially life-threatening and requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. Non-functioning pituitary macroadenoma generally presents with a headache, visual disturbances, and the diagnosis is often delayed because of nonspecific...

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Autores principales:	Rajput R., Jain D., Pathak V.
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Publicado:	Sciendo 2017
Materias:	hyponatremia pituitary macroadenoma panhypopituitarism Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:aa53dd14aa4c47e6b041331d334b99b62021-12-02T19:11:12ZRecurrent Hyponatremia as Presenting Manifestation of Pituitary Macroadenoma0324-175010.1515/amb-2017-0008https://doaj.org/article/aa53dd14aa4c47e6b041331d334b99b62017-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/amb-2017-0008https://doaj.org/toc/0324-1750Hyponatremia is commonly seen electrolyte disturbance clinically. It is potentially life-threatening and requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. Non-functioning pituitary macroadenoma generally presents with a headache, visual disturbances, and the diagnosis is often delayed because of nonspecific nature of symptoms. Hyponatremia being initial manifestation before other common symptoms of pituitary macroadenoma is rare. We present a case of 55-year-old male with recurrent episodes of hyponatremia who was found to non-functioning pituitary macroadenoma along with panhypopituitarism. He was managed with hormone replacements. Our case highlights the importance of correct diagnosis of hyponatremia, measurement of the thyroid, adrenal and pituitary function in cases of hyponatremia.Rajput R.Jain D.Pathak V.Sciendoarticlehyponatremiapituitary macroadenomapanhypopituitarismMedicineRENActa Medica Bulgarica, Vol 44, Iss 1, Pp 46-49 (2017)
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description	Hyponatremia is commonly seen electrolyte disturbance clinically. It is potentially life-threatening and requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. Non-functioning pituitary macroadenoma generally presents with a headache, visual disturbances, and the diagnosis is often delayed because of nonspecific nature of symptoms. Hyponatremia being initial manifestation before other common symptoms of pituitary macroadenoma is rare. We present a case of 55-year-old male with recurrent episodes of hyponatremia who was found to non-functioning pituitary macroadenoma along with panhypopituitarism. He was managed with hormone replacements. Our case highlights the importance of correct diagnosis of hyponatremia, measurement of the thyroid, adrenal and pituitary function in cases of hyponatremia.
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title	Recurrent Hyponatremia as Presenting Manifestation of Pituitary Macroadenoma
title_short	Recurrent Hyponatremia as Presenting Manifestation of Pituitary Macroadenoma
title_full	Recurrent Hyponatremia as Presenting Manifestation of Pituitary Macroadenoma
title_fullStr	Recurrent Hyponatremia as Presenting Manifestation of Pituitary Macroadenoma
title_full_unstemmed	Recurrent Hyponatremia as Presenting Manifestation of Pituitary Macroadenoma
title_sort	recurrent hyponatremia as presenting manifestation of pituitary macroadenoma
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Recurrent Hyponatremia as Presenting Manifestation of Pituitary Macroadenoma

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