Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus and Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion

Presented here is a case of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) that developed in an elderly woman with single dermatomal herpes varicella zoster ophthalmicus without evidence of varicella-zoster encephalitis or dissemination. This is only the third such case reported in...

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Published in:The American journal of the medical sciences 2007-01, Vol.333 (1), p.56-57
Main Author: Dhawan, Saurabh S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acyclovir - therapeutic use
Aged
Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Female
General aspects
Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus - complications
Human viral diseases
Humans
Hyponatremia
Hyponatremia - diagnosis
Inappropriate ADH Syndrome - diagnosis
Inappropriate ADH Syndrome - therapy
Inappropriate ADH Syndrome - virology
Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Sodium - urine
Syndrome
Treatment Outcome
Varicella zoster
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the nervous system
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Summary:Presented here is a case of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) that developed in an elderly woman with single dermatomal herpes varicella zoster ophthalmicus without evidence of varicella-zoster encephalitis or dissemination. This is only the third such case reported in the English language literature to date, and it affirms that SIADH can develop in patients with herpetic involvement of just a single dermatome and corrects with resolution of the herpetic lesions.
ISSN:0002-9629
1538-2990
DOI:10.1097/00000441-200701000-00008