Cerebral Salt Wasting Treated with Fludrocortisone in a 17-Year-Old Boy

Cerebral salt wasting is characterized by inappropriate natriuresis and volume contraction with associated cerebral pathology. It is distinct from the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, which is characterized by inappropriate retention of free water. We report a patient with a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Choi, Min Jeong, Oh, Yoon Su, Park, Se Jin, Kim, Ji Hong, Shin, Jae Il
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3381498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22665358
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2012.53.4.859
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Sumario:Cerebral salt wasting is characterized by inappropriate natriuresis and volume contraction with associated cerebral pathology. It is distinct from the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, which is characterized by inappropriate retention of free water. We report a patient with a porencephalic cyst who developed cerebral salt wasting. His initial treatment was supplementation of water and salt, which did not improve natriuresis or volume contraction. Fludrocortisone administration effectively managed the cerebral salt wasting.

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