Irreformable hyponatremia: a case report of pituitary dysfunction with liver cirrhosis / 中华医学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Journal
;
(24): 2234-2236, 2011.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-292847
ABSTRACT
The diagnosis of pituitary dysfunction is very difficult in inpatients with liver cirrhosis, because the symptoms are intricate and similar. We here report a case of a male patient complaining of fatigue and anorexia for more than two years. On duration of hospital stay, hyponatremia was irreformable. Magnetic resonance imaging of the pituitary revealed the presence of cystic pituitary and abnormal signal in the left frontal lobe. The patient was also suspected to be infective endocarditis. Recognition of this unusual complication of this condition is important for the patients with chronic liver disease.
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Main subject:
Pituitary Diseases
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Diagnosis
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Endocarditis
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Hyponatremia
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Liver Cirrhosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese Medical Journal
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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