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Cureus
August 2024
Division of Clinical Engineering, Sapporo Medical University Hospital, Sapporo, JPN.
Beer potomania is a condition characterized by severe hyponatremia in chronic alcoholics with poor nutritional intake. When complicated by acute kidney injury (AKI), it presents a significant management challenge. We report a case of a 32-year-old male with a history of alcoholism who presented with malaise, nausea, and vomiting.
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December 2023
Department of Emergency Medicine, Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill, Mullica Hill, USA.
Hyponatremia can be a life-threatening condition. Our patient presented alert and oriented, with bilateral upper and lower extremity weakness and gastrointestinal concerns. Labs demonstrated significant hyponatremia at 103 mEq/L, which is inconsistent with her lack of neurological symptoms.
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October 2023
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Permian Basin Campus, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Midland, USA.
We present a unique case of a 42-year-old gentleman with alcohol use disorder who developed osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) despite appropriate hyponatremia correction. This patient initially presented with severe hyponatremia (Na 97 mEq/L) due to beer potomania, which was corrected gradually over eight days, resulting in no observed neurological deficits upon discharge. However, he was readmitted with respiratory failure from aspiration pneumonia, leading to endotracheal intubation.
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March 2023
Internal Medicine, Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, USA.
Beer potomania is a unique condition characterized by hyponatremia secondary to excessive beer drinking and low daily solute intake. We report a case of a 41-year-old African American female with multiple comorbidities, notably alcohol use disorder, who was initially treated for hypertensive emergency and was subsequently found to be hyponatremic during the same visit. Beer potomania was suspected as a leading etiology of hyponatremia.
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