Disorders of sodium balance in COVID-19 patients: two Tunisian patients report
| Autor: | Yosra Hasni El Abed, Amel Maaroufi, Asma Ben Abdelkrim, Maha Kacem Njah, Molka Chadli, Asma Gorchene, Ghada Saad, Koussay Ach, Soumaya Tahri |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Tunisia Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viruses COVID-19 General Medicine Disease medicine.disease Pathophysiology Sodium balance hypernatremie Hyponatremie medicine Case Series Hypernatremia Respiratory system Hyponatremia business |
| Zdroj: | The Pan African Medical Journal Pan African Medical Journal; Vol. 39 No. 1 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1937-8688 |
| Popis: | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first reported in December 2019. The disease is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome virus corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Mild respiratory symptoms are the most common manifestations of SARS-CoV-2, but new signs are constantly being discovered as it spreads. Disorders of sodium balance are increasingly described in patients with SARS-CoV-2. We report, here, the cases of two patients presented with COVID-19 and in whom we discovered sodium disorders. The first patient is a 74-year-old man who presented with fatal hypernatremia. The second patient is a 66-years-old man presented with COVID-19 and euvolemic hyponatremia attributed to syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone secretion (SIADH). This hyponatremia persisted long after the respiratory signs disappeared. Sodium balance disorders are increasingly described in the literature; special attention should be paid to the electrolyte status of COVID-19 patients. Pathophysiological mechanisms associating SARS-CoV-2 with these disorders are being studied. |
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