Case Reports Authors: Kingsley Rajivasan Francis , Colombo North Teaching Hospital, LK X close Ranjan Premaratna University of Kelaniya, LK About Ranjan Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine X close Abstract

Cerebral salt wasting (hyponatraemia associated with renal sodium loss and hypovolumia) has been reported secondary to intra-cerebral pathology and following certain infections. Cerebral salt wasting following typhus infection has been reported rarely. We report a case of transient cerebral salt wasting that occurred during the convalescent phase of scrub typhus infection resulting in severe symptomatic hyponatraemia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v67i2.9634 How to Cite: Francis, K.R. and Premaratna, R., 2022. Transient cerebral salt wasting following scrub typhus infection. Ceylon Medical Journal, 67(2), pp.66–68. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v67i2.9634

Published on 19 Oct 2022.

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