J Korean Neurol Assoc.
2017 Aug;35(3):162-165. 10.17340/jkna.2017.35.3.10.
Hyponatremia during Acyclovir Treatment of Bell's Palsy
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- 1Department of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea. kblee@schmc.ac.kr
- KMID: 2388637
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.17340/jkna.2017.35.3.10
Abstract
- A 61-year-old woman with chronic kidney disease presented with general weakness and a confused mentality. Two days before admission she had been diagnosed as Bell's palsy at an outpatient clinic, and started to take oral prednisolone and acyclovir. A blood test at admission revealed hyponatremia (128 mmol/L). After withdrawing acyclovir, her plasma sodium levels began to increase, returning to normal 2 weeks later. This case could provide further evidence for a causal relationship between acyclovir and hyponatremia.
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