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ea0029p388 | Clinical case reports - Pituitary/Adrenal | ICEECE2012

Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone in a elderly women affected with herpes zoster infection: a case report

Filippella M. , Musso C. , Verani D. , Pecorelli L. , Faggiano A.

Introduction: SIADH is a disorder of sodium and water balance characterized by hypotonic hyponatremia and impaired urinary dilution in the absence of renal disease or any identifiable non-osmotic stimulus known to relase ADH. SIADH is usually observed in hospitalized patients and its prevalence may be as high as 35%.Case Report: A 70 year old women was admitted to the Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinical Institute of Aosta on October 2011. She had a chan...