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We report a case of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection associated with severe abdominal pain, inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secretion (SIADH) and death, 13 months post-autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT). This unusual clinical triad has been reported twice in the setting of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, however it has not been reported after autologous transplantation and never so long after transplantation. We speculate as to why this occurred, as early recognition might have altered the clinical outcome.
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PMID:Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, abdominal pain and disseminated varicella-zoster virus infection: an unusual and fatal triad in a patient 13 months post Rituximab and autologous stem cell transplantation. 1168 87

Vasopressin, like all the other neuro-hormonal systems, is activated in patients with cardiac insufficiency. Vasopressin attaches itself to two distinct specific receptors. It is through the intermediary of the renal V2 receptor, controlling the reabsorption of water by the collecting duct, that vasopressin finely regulates the blood osmolarity. The ubiquitous V1a receptor is essentially responsible for the vasoconstrictor effect of the hormone. Some specific antagonists for these two receptors have now been evaluated in various pathologies such as SIADH, cirrhosis or cardiac insufficiency. In this situation the mixed antagonists, anti-V1a-V2, seem more appropriate than the specific V1a or V2 receptor antagonists. The results of the first human studies are encouraging. The mixed antagonists reduce the pulmonary capillary pressure and increase diuresis and clearance of free water. But further studies are necessary to confirm these results and to demonstrate a reduction in morbidity and mortality before adding this class of medication to the therapeutic arsenal for our patients with cardiac insufficiency.
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PMID:[Vasopressin antagonists]. 1193 60

Immature teratoma in association with SIADH is rare. A 17-year-old patient presented with a pelvic mass and serum sodium concentration of 121 mmol/l. Subsequent investigation confirmed SIADH and grade 2 ovarian immature teratoma. No other causes of SIADH were found apart from the immature teratoma. There was no further recurrence of SIADH after the curative surgery and chemotherapy. We postulate that immature teratoma consists of neurohypophyseal structures which account for the ADH release.
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PMID:SIADH associated with ovarian immature teratoma: a case report. 1505 76

The purpose of our study was to evaluate the incidence and risk factors of SIADH (syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone) and diabetes insipidus after pituitary adenoma surgery in patients and report follow-up data collected in our department of endocrinology. This retrospective study included 78 patients seen in the last 5 years. Possible risk factors of SIADH and diabetes insipidus were studies: patient age and gender, type of secretion, tumor volume, surgical approach, presence of postoperative pituitary failure. The incidence of SIADH and diabetes insipidus were similar: 12.8%. We did not find any risk factor for SIADH associated with postoperative anterior pituitary failure. This study illustrates the importance of postoperative follow-up after pituitary adenoma surgery.
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PMID:[Inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone and diabetes insipidus after surgery for pituitary adenoma]. 1506 48

A 79-year-old man was admitted because of consciousness disturbance on August 9, 2002. He had been diagnosed as having chronic myeloid leukemia in 1999, and since then, he had continued to take hydroxyurea (1500 mg/day) orally. On admission, his serum sodium concentration was as low as 119 mEq/L, while urinary sodium excretion was high. Based on the blood picture and lack of hepatosplenomegaly, we considered that the leukemia was still in the chronic phase. Because of normal blood level of the antidiuretic hormone (ADH) concentration and sufficient urine volume, the syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion (SIADH) was unlikely, and sodium-losing nephropathy was suspected. After discontinuation of hydroxyurea, the urinary sodium excretion decreased and the patient's consciousness became clear concomitantly with improvement in the serum Na level. This patient appears to be the first case of hyponatremia caused by hydroxyurea.
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PMID:[Severe hyponatremia with consciousness disturbance caused by hydroxyurea in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia]. 1510 40

We report the case of a 37-years-old woman with inappropriate antidiuretic hormone syndrome due to an attack of acute porphyria. The patient was admitted to our hospital for abdominal pain, sleepiness and pink urine. Family and personal history were normal. Seven days before the admission the patient had a laparoscopy operation for endometriosis in her left ovary. The patient had had two normal pregnancies. The physical examination was normal, the skin turgor was good and no edema was present, the blood pressure was 140/90 mmHg. Her serum sodium was 114 mEq/L, serum osmolality 243 mOsm/kg, urine sodium 146 mEq/L and urine osmolality 457 mOsm/kg. Values from laboratory examination revealed a normal peripheral haematogram, a normal kidney function, normal liver, adrenal and thyroid function. The urine tested for amino-levulinic acid, coproporphyrin and uroporphyrin was strongly positive. These findings are compatible with Porphyria Variegata or Coproporphyria Hereditary. A diagnosis of Porphyria acute with SIADH was made, and water fluid restriction, i.v. hypertonic saline infusion and furosemide to correct the hyponatremia was begun. In 1966, lesions of the median eminence of the hypothalamus and both hypothalamic -hypophyseal tracts were described in a patient with Porphyria acute intermittent and SIADH. It was suggested that SIADH occurred because of damage to these areas of the brain from excessive exposure to porphyrins.
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PMID:[Porphyria and inappropriate antidiuretic hormone syndrome]. 1521 77

We report a 73-year-old man who presented symptoms of low back pain and SIADH followed by weakness of all four limbs and sensory disturbance of the lower legs 2 month after the first symptoms. He was referred to our department because of the evolution of weakness. Neurological examination on admission revealed weakness of the arms and legs, areflexia, and hypoesthesia of the lower legs. The straight leg raising test induced prominent radiating pain bilaterally. The level of sodium was 114 mEq/l, the plasma osmolality was 239 mOsm/kg, and the level of plasma antidiuretic hormone was 3.45 pg/ml. Other blood chemical values were unremarkable. The urine osmolality was 527 mOsm/kg. T1-weighted MR image with gadolinium showed thickening and enhancement of the nerve root. Nerve conduction study revealed compromised conduction with demyelinating features, and somatosensory evoked potential study could not show any potentials. He was diagnosed as having CIDP complicating with SIADH. An association between SIADH and AIDP has been much reported previously. To our knowledge, however, there has been no report of SIADH complicating with CIDP.
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PMID:[A case of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy presenting with acute pain and SIADH followed by weakness of all four limbs 2 month after the first symptoms]. 1538 5

We report a 47-year-old man with multiple sclerosis (MS) with previous history of recurrent sensorimotor disturbance and visual deficit. The patient developed bilateral motor weakness in the upper limbs, and systemic malaise. An administration of 20 mg/day of prednisolone was ineffective for his symptoms and he complained dyspnea a week later. On admission, his clinical findings included brainstem dysfunction with optic nerve atrophy, motor disturbance in the bilateral upper limbs, hyperreflexia, and superficial sensory disturbance. Biochemical examination revealed marked reduction in serum Na (117 mEq/l) and C1 (85 mEq/l) with increased urinary Na excretion. Although his plasma osmotic pressure decreased to 233 mOsm/kg, urinary osmotic pressure increased to 409 mOsm/kg. Serum antidiuretic hormone (ADH) concentration was 26.1 pg/ml and plasma renin activity was 0.1 ng/ml/ hour. Renal function and adrenal function were normal. Cerebrospinal fluid contained increased protein concentration, IgG, and myelin basic protein. Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) associated with MS was diagnosed. Intravenous Na infusion with restricted supplemental fluid and serial administration of methylprednisolone (1,000 mg/day for three days) improved his neurological abnormalities and normalized his serum serum Na level and plasma osmotic pressure. This suggests that demyelinating lesions in the hypothalamus due to MS may cause the transient increased ADH secretion.
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PMID:[Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) associated with relapsing multiple sclerosis]. 1578 1

Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) has known natriuretic, diuretic, and vasodilatatory effects. It is synthesized and stored in the atrial cells. Stretching of the atrial muscle fibers during an increase in venous return sets a response of ANP release into the blood stream. High levels of ANP were measured in a number of lung diseases. Pneumonia in children is frequently accompanied by the hyponatremia of the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secretion (SIADH). High levels of ANP were found among patients with SIADH. Our objective was to determine if ANP plasma levels are altered in children with pneumonia, and to evaluate a possible correlation between severity of pneumonia and ANP levels. Blood samples from 28 children diagnosed with pneumonia were collected. Plasma ANP levels were determined by radioimmunoassay and compared to levels in 25 children without pneumonia. ANP levels in the pneumonia group (mean +/- SD, 16.02 +/- 11.69 pg/ml) increased significantly (P < 0.01) compared to levels in the control group (mean +/- SD, 7.44 +/- 9.29 pg/ml). Children in the pneumonia group also exhibited low levels of plasma sodium (mean +/- SD, 134.88 +/- 2.5 mmol/l) compared to levels in children without pneumonia (mean +/- SD, 139.77 +/- 4.15 mmol/l) (P < 0.01). There was no correlation between ANP plasma levels and severity of pneumonia. In conclusion, ANP levels in children with pneumonia, as in other lung diseases, are increased. High ANP levels may play a role in maintaining water and electrolyte equilibrium during a state of inappropriate ADH secretion accompanying pneumonia.
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PMID:Atrial natriuretic peptide in children with pneumonia. 1583 Mar 90

Despite the common use of MDMA (ecstasy) in the UK, the mechanism underlying associated potentially fatal cerebral oedema is unclear. We used a new experimental approach working directly with clubbers to perform a study on 30 (17 male) experienced clubbers (mean 6.6 years of clubbing). Pre- and post-clubbing measurements were performed to compare plasma levels of pituitary hormones (vasopressin, oxytocin), plasma and urine osmolality, urinary pH, and plasma sodium and urea. Ecstasy consumption was confirmed by using urinary drug screening pre- and post-clubbing. MDMA was detected in the urine samples of 17 subjects, three of which tested positive during pre-clubbing tests. Mean plasma vasopressin concentration increased in the MDMA group (1.28 +/- 0.29 to 1.43 +/- 0.41 pmol/l), but fell in other participants (1.23 +/- 0.42 to 1.16 +/- 0.0.34 pmol/l). Similarly, mean plasma oxytocin concentrations increased after ingestion of MDMA (2.02 +/- 0.29 to 2.43 +/- 0.24 pmol/l), but fell in the group that did not use MDMA (2.17 +/- 0.36 pmol/l to 1.89 +/- 0.37 pmol/l). There was a significant group by time interaction for plasma osmolality and plasma sodium (p = 0.001 and p = 0.003, respectively) and between change in urinary osmolality (p < 0.001) and MDMA use, with the pattern of change being consistent with the induction of inappropriate vasopressin secretion (also known as SIADH) by MDMA. This report demonstrates SIADH in ecstasy-using "clubbers", which has important clinical implications.
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PMID:Vasopressin and oxytocin secretion in response to the consumption of ecstasy in a clubbing population. 2325 37


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