SEIZURE IN A NORMAL MARROW DONOR - ADDISONS-DISEASE UNMASKED

Authors
AGURA ED
Citation
Ed. Agura, SEIZURE IN A NORMAL MARROW DONOR - ADDISONS-DISEASE UNMASKED, Bone marrow transplantation, 13(2), 1994, pp. 215-216
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology,Oncology,Immunology
Journal title
Bone marrow transplantation → ACNP
ISSN journal
02683369
Volume
13
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
215 - 216
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-3369(1994)13:2<215:SIANMD>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Adrenal insufficiency may be clinically occult yet cause life-threaten ing complications following even minor surgery. We report the case of a patient who became acutely hyponatremic after undergoing a marrow ha rvesting procedure using spinal anesthesia. The initial presentation m imicked the syndrome of inappropriate ADH (SIADH) secretion; however, further investigation revealed Addison's disease as the underlying cau se.