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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2018

Hypodipsic-hypernatremia syndrome in an adult with polycythemia: a case report.

Mogamat-Yazied Chothia, Kiran George, Muhammed Sheik, Mogamat Razeen Davids

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Hypodipsic hypernatremia after long-standing polydipsia in a cat with suspect neonatal head trauma.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mogamat-Yazied ChothiaDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University, Ward A7, Tygerberg Hospital, Francie van Zijl Drive, Parow Valley, Cape Town, 7505, South Africa. yaziedc@sun.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9801-1300
Kiran GeorgeDivision of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Muhammed SheikDivision of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Mogamat Razeen DavidsDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University, Ward A7, Tygerberg Hospital, Francie van Zijl Drive, Parow Valley, Cape Town, 7505, South Africa.
Stellenbosch University · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHypernatremia is a very common electrolyte disorder and is frequently encountered in out-patient as well as in-hospital settings. We describe an adult who was found to have unexplained relative polycythemia and episodic hypernatremia. A diagnosis of idiopathic hypodipsic-hypernatremia syndrome was made and the patient was managed with a water-drinking schedule. CASE PRESENTATION: A 24-year-old South African-Indian man was found to have polycythemia in association with episodes of hypernatremia. Investigations indicated that he had relative polycythemia. He experienced no thirst at a time when his serum sodium concentration was found to be 151 mmol/L. Further testing indicated that his renal response to arginine vasopressin was intact and magnetic resonance imaging of his brain revealed no hypothalamic lesions. A diagnosis of idiopathic hypodipsic-hypernatremia syndrome was made and he was managed with a water-drinking schedule that corrected his hypernatremia.

conclusionHypodipsia should always be considered when a patient without physical or cognitive disability presents with unexplained episodic hypernatremia or with relative polycythemia.

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DrinkingWaterColonoscopyFluid TherapyHumansHypernatremiaMaleOlfactory PathwaysPolycythemiaRectal ProlapseSyndromeThirstTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultWaterHypernatremiaHypodipsiaIdiopathicPolycythemia

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PMID30587223
PMCPMC6307108
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