Chlorpropamide induced syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone.

This is a report of a patient who developed symptomatic hyponatraemia during chlorpropamide therapy for diabetes mellitus. The patient's clinical and biochemical abnormalities were corrected by withdrawal of chlorpropamide. This represents a drug induced, reversible form of the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH).

Malignant hypertension due to reflux nephropathy in an adolescent (a case report).

Malignant hypertension in an adolescent due to reflux nephropathy (RN) is rare. Here we are presenting such a case unassociated with the usual symptoms of hypertension. The problems of diagnosis, management, prognosis and prevention of RN are discussed with a review of relevant literature.