title: Hyponatremia in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: Of 103 patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) admitted for acute opportunistic infections, 36 had serum sodium less than or equal to 130 mEq/l (130 mmol/l). In 12 the hyponatremia was associated with volume depletion and corrected with saline replacement therapy. In 23 it was associated with the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormones secretion (SIADH). One patient had adrenal insufficiency and the serum sodium corrected after steroid replacement. We conclude that hyponatremia is a common electrolyte abnormality in AIDS patients suffering acutely from opportunistic infections and that SIADH and volume depletion are important contributing factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Lincoln Hospital, Bronx.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciechanowsky
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chander
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Treser
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001810:Blood Volume; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000209:etiology*; D007177:Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications