Hypodipsic-hypernatremia syndrome in an adult with polycythemia: a case report

Abstract Background Hypernatremia is a very common electrolyte disorder and is frequently encountered in out-patient as well as in-hospital settings. We describe an adult who was found to have unexplained relative polycythemia and episodic hypernatremia. A diagnosis of idiopathic hypodipsic-hypernat...

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Main Authors: Mogamat-Yazied Chothia, Kiran George, Muhammed Sheik, Mogamat Razeen Davids
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1938-y