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ea0039oc2.1 | Oral Communications 2 | BSPED2015

Severe hyponatremia with neurological involvement in a child with adrenal insufficiency

Frerichs Carley , Alsaffar Hussain , Ramakrisnan Renuka , Dharmaraj Poonam , Kumar Ram , Senniappan Senthil , Das Urmi

Case report: A 13-year-old male presented with a 10-day history of vomiting. He was haemodynamically stable. His biochemistry was evaluated revealing a sodium level of 96 mmol/l. He had been seen 2 years previously with short stature. Sodium was normal at this time. He had speech and language delay, learning difficulties and was under investigation for autism. He had reportedly salt craved for years. Potassium, urea, creatinine, and glucose were normal throughout the admission...