Acute urinary retention and hyponatremia from central hypothyroidism

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Submitted: December 28, 2020
Published: Jan 11, 2021
DOI: 10.29328/journal.jnnd.1001042
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Acute urinary retention, Hyponatremia, Central hypothyroidism, Pituitary macro adenoma

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Samson Erkabu
Internal Medicine Department, Ras Desta Damtew Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Zerihun Taddese
Internal Medicine Department, Ras Desta Damtew Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Biniam Bearega
Internal Medicine Department, Ras Desta Damtew Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Eyuel Daniel
Internal Medicine Department, Ras Desta Damtew Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mekonen Birhanu
Department of Radiology, Saint Paul Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract

A mass arising from the pituitary gland commonly damages cells of the anterior pituitary gland and affects the secretion of gonadotropins and growth hormone. However, central hypothyroidism and secondary adrenal insufficiency from such damage is a rare phenomenon. Acute urinary retention as the main symptom of central hypothyroidism is also an unusual initial presentation. We report a male patient who comes with frequent urinary retention and hyponatremia at our hospital.

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Erkabu, S., Taddese, Z., Bearega, B., Daniel, E., & Birhanu, M. (2021). Acute urinary retention and hyponatremia from central hypothyroidism. Journal of Neuroscience and Neurological Disorders, 5(1), 001–003. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.jnnd.1001042
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