Beer drinker's hyponatraemia: a case report.
Beer drinker's hyponatraemia, also called beer potomania, is a syndrome of hyponatraemia in patients who consume excessive amounts of beer and have a poor dietary intake. We describe a patient with chronic asymptomatic hyponatraemia due to beer potomania. The pathophysiology of this syndrome, the treatment and prevention are reviewed.
Hettema
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Department of Internal Medicine, Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden, Netherlands.
Halma
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D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D001515:Beer; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications