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Case Reports
. 1999 Mar;54(3):105-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0300-2977(98)00092-8.

Beer drinker's hyponatraemia: a case report

M E Hettema  1 , C Halma
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Beer drinker's hyponatraemia: a case report

M E Hettema et al. Neth J Med. 1999 Mar.

Abstract

Beer drinker's hyponatraemia, also called beer potomania, is a syndrome of hyponatraemia in patients who consume excessive amounts of beer and have a poor dietary intake. We describe a patient with chronic asymptomatic hyponatraemia due to beer potomania. The pathophysiology of this syndrome, the treatment and prevention are reviewed.

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