title: [Connection between hyponatriemia and local herpes in an old lady?].
abstract: We report the case of a 84 year old patient who developed a syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) with severe hyponatremia in the context of a localized herpes zoster L1/2. This is a rare but known complication of localized varizella zoster infection. Under water restriction and salt administration the hyponatremia was corrected slowly. One month after hospital discharge the patient showed a normal sodium value without diet.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, Bezirksspital Affoltern am Albis.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Osinga
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hess-Sigrist
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wegener
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiens
authors.forename: Ch
authors.initials: Ch
authors.lastname: Hess
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003704:Dementia / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007177:Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy