Peripheral venous thrombosis in children and adolescents with adipsic hypernatremia secondary to hypothalamic tumors

BERGADÁ I; AVERSA L; HEINRICH JJ

Hormone research in pædiatrics

Karger

Lugar: Basilea; Año: 2004

Objective: To determine the clinical presentation andlaboratory follow-up in patients with the syndrome ofadipsic hypernatremia complicated with a peripheralthrombosis event. Methods: Report of 3 patients (6?19years old) with chronic hypernatremia with sustained difficultiesto normalize their serum osmolality levels. Results:During post-surgical management the 3 patientsdeveloped a peripheral venous thrombotic event as acomplication of their chronic hyperosmolality. Conclusions:Chronic hypernatremia in patients with prolongedimmobilization is associated with an increased risk fordevelopment of deep venous thrombosis.