International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences
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10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12
Volume 7 Issue 1
2016 (January - March)
PITUITARY APOPLEXY – A RARE CAUSE OF HYPONATREMIA
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.
DR. SAKTHI SELVA KUMAR , DR.M.V.BHARGAVI AND DR.S.PALANIANDAVAN
Hyponatremia, hypopituitarism, pituitary apoplexy, syndrome of inappropriate secretion of ant diuretic hormone (SIADH)
419-424