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Resumen Abstract
La hiponatremia debida alcohol es una intoxica- Beer potomania, or hyponatremia associated with
ción poco frecuente en Colombia y poco reporta- beer consumption is a condition rarely encou-
da a nivel mundial. El objetivo de este caso es evi- ntered by the medical practitioner and not well
denciar una presentación atípica de hiponatremia recognized in Colombia. The goal of this case
en un paciente que ingirió grandes cantidades de report is to present a hyponatremia due to alcohol
alcohol. La literatura mundial está basada en su intoxication presentation in an elderly patient and
mayoría en reportes de caso y series de casos de highlight the importance of having this differential
publicaciones norteamericanas lo cual demuestra diagnosis at hand. The world-literature is based
la necesidad de que el personal de salud involu- in its majority on case reports and case series
crado en el manejo de estos pacientes reconozca published in North-American literature, which
aspectos clave de su fisiopatología y abordaje. reflect the need to educate the local medical per-
El caso reportado se trata de un paciente mas- sonnel about this entity, the initial approach and
culino de 62 años, que se presenta inicialmente its relationship regarding other clinical entities.
con cefalea y sed, y luego de 4 horas comienza The case report shows a 62-year-old male, with
a presentar alteraciones del sensorio siendo hyponatremia associated with alcohol intoxication
diagnosticado con hiponatremia. Posteriormente who initially shows a mild headache and thirst
se hace la asociación etiológica causante del and after 4 hours the patient starts with cognitive
desequilibrio hidroelectrolítico hallando como res- dysfunctions and then is he diagnosed with hypo-
ponsable el consumo de alcohol tipo cerveza de natremia associated with alcohol intoxication after
manera excesiva en días anteriores, es iniciado el replacement therapy he shows sever improvement
tratamiento y en 48 horas el paciente evoluciona and after 2 days, he is discharged without altera-
satisfactoriamente con posterior alta sin compli- tions
caciones.
Keywords: hyponatremia, alcohol, intoxication
Palabras clave: Hiponatremia, alcohol, intoxica-
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