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Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of anti-diuretic hormone due to hypothalamic hamartoma: use of tolvaptan

Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of anti-diuretic hormone due to hypothalamic hamartoma: use of tolvaptan
Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of anti-diuretic hormone due to hypothalamic hamartoma: use of tolvaptan

Objectives: hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) typically presents with gonadotrophin-dependent precocious puberty and/or seizures. Other endocrine disturbances are rare. We describe an infant with syndrome of inappropriate secretion of anti-diuretic hormone (SIADH) and a HH.

Case presentation: a 6-week-old infant presented with seizures and life-threatening hyponatremia. A HH was identified on magnetic resonance imaging. Clinical examination and biochemistry were consistent with SIADH, and serum copeptin was high during hyponatremia, further supporting this diagnosis. Tolvaptan was effective in normalizing plasma sodium and enabling liberalization of fluids to ensure sufficient nutritional intake and weight gain and manage hunger.

Conclusions: hyponatremia due to SIADH is novel at presentation of a HH, and can be challenging to diagnose and manage. Successful management of hyponatremia in this case was achieved using tolvaptan.

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Moon, Rebecca, Soliman, Maisara, Hoogenboom, Lieke, Gilbert, Rodney D, Bird-Lieberman, Georgina, Singh, Jaspal, Bockenhauer, Detlef and Kumaran, Anitha (2023) Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of anti-diuretic hormone due to hypothalamic hamartoma: use of tolvaptan. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 36 (9), 895-899. (doi:10.1515/jpem-2023-0136).

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Objectives: hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) typically presents with gonadotrophin-dependent precocious puberty and/or seizures. Other endocrine disturbances are rare. We describe an infant with syndrome of inappropriate secretion of anti-diuretic hormone (SIADH) and a HH.

Case presentation: a 6-week-old infant presented with seizures and life-threatening hyponatremia. A HH was identified on magnetic resonance imaging. Clinical examination and biochemistry were consistent with SIADH, and serum copeptin was high during hyponatremia, further supporting this diagnosis. Tolvaptan was effective in normalizing plasma sodium and enabling liberalization of fluids to ensure sufficient nutritional intake and weight gain and manage hunger.

Conclusions: hyponatremia due to SIADH is novel at presentation of a HH, and can be challenging to diagnose and manage. Successful management of hyponatremia in this case was achieved using tolvaptan.

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Accepted/In Press date: 5 June 2023
e-pub ahead of print date: 19 June 2023
Published date: 1 September 2023
Additional Information: Funding Information: Research funding : No specific funding for this study received. RJM is funded by an NIHR Academic Clinical Lectureship. Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.
Keywords: hypothalamic hamartoma, syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH), tolvaptan

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Local EPrints ID: 478988
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/478988
ISSN: 0334-018X
PURE UUID: 1d11496d-880a-4fc8-b0c3-b8b4c86e9e8f
ORCID for Rodney D Gilbert: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7426-0188

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Date deposited: 17 Jul 2023 16:39
Last modified: 19 Jun 2024 04:01

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Author: Rebecca Moon
Author: Maisara Soliman
Author: Lieke Hoogenboom
Author: Rodney D Gilbert ORCID iD
Author: Georgina Bird-Lieberman
Author: Jaspal Singh
Author: Detlef Bockenhauer
Author: Anitha Kumaran

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