Open AccessDown with the flu: Hyponatremia in a patient with influenza
Author(s) -
Ranjan Pathak,
Ashish Khanal,
Dilli Ram Poudel,
Paras Karmacharya
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.157488
Subject(s) - hyponatremia , medicine , fluid restriction , syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion , antidiuretic , intensive care medicine , pandemic , covid-19 , pediatrics , hormone , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) is a common cause of hyponatremia. Although it has been associated with different pulmonary infections, there have been only few case reports describing the association of SIADH with influenza.