Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion: long‐term successful urea treatment
- 29 June 2011
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Acta Paediatrica
- Vol. 101 (1), e39-e42
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02382.x
Abstract
Hyponatremia is the main complication of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH), sometimes fatal. Treatment strategy depends on the cause and the severity of the hyponatremia. Recent studies have shown the efficacy of urea in treating acute hyponatremia secondary to SIADH, by inducing an osmotic water drive. We describe an infant with chronic hyponatremia secondary to SIADH in which the long-term oral treatment with urea was successful and well tolerated. The aim of this paper is to highlight the potential benefits of urea treatment in case of chronic hyponatremia secondary to SIADHKeywords
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