A case of pulmonary tuberculosis associated with syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone in 39-year-old female is presented.
Although proper treatment including the closed thoracotomy for her pneumthorax was preformed, generalized...
A case of pulmonary tuberculosis associated with syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone in 39-year-old female is presented.
Although proper treatment including the closed thoracotomy for her pneumthorax was preformed, generalized convulsion, mental deterioration and polyuria occurred.
On laboratory examination, the hyponatremia in her serum and increased urinary excretion of sodium were noticed, accordingly the osmolality of urine was higher than that of plasmas.
The syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone was diagnosed and treated with intravenovous hypertonic saline and water restriction for 35 days c satisfactory improvment.