Beer potomania: a case report.
A syndrome of hyponatraemia associated with excessive beer drinking was first recognised in 1971. This syndrome has been referred to as beer potomania. Dilutional hyponatraemia occurs due to excessive consumption of an exclusive beer diet which is poor in salt and protein. We report a case of beer potomania who improved dramatically with introduction of solute load, with no subsequent neurological sequelae.
University of Tennessee, College of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA. nimsbdr@gmail.com
Nimesh
N
Bhattarai
Poonam
P
Kafle
Mukta
M
Panda
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001515:Beer; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged