Open AccessHyponatremic Unconsciousness as a Presenting Symptom of COVID-19: A Case Series
Author(s) -
Abhishek Chauhan,
Ashish Gupta,
K. Suguna,
Sanjay Kumar Shukla,
Pankaj Goyal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2021/50139.15214
Subject(s) - hyponatremia , unconsciousness , disease , medicine , coronavirus , presentation (obstetrics) , intensive care medicine , covid-19 , pediatrics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , anesthesia , surgery
The novel Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can present with a multitude of clinical symptoms. The virus, disease symptomatology, pathogenesis and complications are being studied and new concepts are evolving rapidly. The current worldwide situation caused by the disease makes it exceedingly important to recognise varied presentations of the disease. Three cases are being discussed hereby, wherein the patients presented with altered sensorium secondary to hyponatremia as the initial and only presentation of SARS-CoV-2 infection, in the absence of fever or any respiratory involvement. Acute symptomatic hyponatremia is an under-recognised presentation with only a few cases reported till date and needs further awareness and understanding.