A case of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion syndrome associated with COVID-19 pneumonia

Gemcioglu E., Karabuga B., Ercan A., Erden A.

Acta Endocrinologica, vol.16, no.1, pp.110-111, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Letter
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.4183/aeb.2020.110
  • Journal Name: Acta Endocrinologica
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE
  • Page Numbers: pp.110-111
  • Keywords: Covid-19, Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion Syndrome (SIADH)
  • Gazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

© 2020, Acta Endocrinologica Foundation. All rights reserved.At the end of 2019, a novel coronavirus was identified as the cause of a cluster of pneumonia in China and it spread quickly to other countries. Although Covid-19 causes severe pneumonia, it is known that it can be associated with different diseases and prognosis of disease can be due to many of disorders such as hyponatremia. A 65-year-old female patient with sarcoidosis, cronic obstructive lung disease, hypertension and congestive heart failure presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath and fever. Oropharyngeal swab for Covid-19 PCR test was positive. After the initiation of treatment, the patient developed hyponatremia. This case is remarkable because there is no reported case of Covid-19 and inappropriate ADH syndrome coexistence and it demonstrates that there may be a correlation between Covid-19 infection prognosis and hyponatremia.