[Empty sella turcica revealed by panhypopituitarism disclosed by severe hyponatremia].
A 56-year old multiparious woman taking medication for depression was hospitalized for vomiting and abdominal pain. Laboratory tests showed severe hyponatremia and led to the diagnosis of panhypotuitarism due to an empty sella turcica. We recall the mechanism of hyponatremia in this context and point at the importance of endocrine tests in patients with an empty sella turcica.
Service de Médecine Interne, Centre hospitalier, Meulan les Mureaux. abrinkane@hotmail.com
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Brinkane
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Loucif
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Ounnadi-Corbillé
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Damieri
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Levy
D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology