Journals / Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi / 2012 / Cilt: 12 - Sayı: 4

Ventriküler aritmilere neden olan su zehirlenmesi

Water ıntoxication resulting in ventricular arrythmias

Pages
188–190
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Awareness of the clinical presentation of this rare situation may prevent potentially fatal complications.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Water intoxication, defined as excessive water ingestion within a short period of time, may cause severe neurologic and cardiac symptoms.
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Key Findings & Data:In this case report we present a 51-year-old woman with ventricular fibrillation due to electrolyte imbalance caused by excessive water ingestion during a suicide attempt.
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Conclusion & Impact:Awareness of the clinical presentation of this rare situation may prevent potentially fatal complications.
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Abstract

Water intoxication, defined as excessive water ingestion within a short period of time, may cause severe neurologic and cardiac symptoms. This condition is commonly seen in psychiatric patients, however the ingestion of excessive water is an infrequent method for attempting suicide. In this case report we present a 51-year-old woman with ventricular fibrillation due to electrolyte imbalance caused by excessive water ingestion during a suicide attempt. The patient was admitted to our emergency clinic with altered consciousness and agitation. She was hypertensive and neurological examination revealed no lateralizing signs. Ventricular arrhythmias, cardiopulmonary arrest and tonic-clonic seizure were observed during hospitalization. Blood chemistry showed hyponatremia and hypokalemia relevant to the patient s history of ingestion of 12 liters of water in 4 hours time. After electrolyte disturbances were corrected, ventricular arrhythmias and seizure did not recur. The patient was referred for psychiatric evaluation and was discharged with antidepressive medication. Although water intoxication is well described in psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, it has not been previously reported in depressive patients with suicidal thought. Awareness of the clinical presentation of this rare situation may prevent potentially fatal complications.

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Ağız yoluyla kısa sürede aşırı su alımı ciddi nörolojik ve kardiyak semptomlara yol açabilir ve su zehirlenmesi olarak adlandırılır. Bu durum psikiyatrik hastalarda sıklıkla görülmektedir ancak intihar amaçlı aşırı su alımı oldukça enderdir. Bu olgu sunumunda intihar amaçlı aşırı su alımının yol açtığı elektrolit dengesizliğine bağlı ventriküler fibrilasyon gelişen 51 yaşındaki hastayı sunuyoruz. Hasta acil kliniğimize bilinç değişikliği ve ajitasyon ile başvurdu. Hasta hipertansifti ve nörolojik muayenesinde lateralizasyon bulgusu yoktu. Hastanede takibi esnasında ventriküler aritmi kardiyopulmoner arrest ve tonik klonik nöbet gözlendi. Kan biyokimyasında hastanın 4 saat içerisinde 12 litre su içmesiyle uyumlu olan hiponatremi ve hipokalemi mevcuttu. Elektrolit bozukluğunun düzeltilmesinden sonra ventriküler aritmi ve nöbet tekrarlamadı. Hasta psikiyatrik değerlendirmeye yönlendirildi ve antidepresan tedavi ile taburcu edildi. Su zehirlenmesi şizofreni gibi psikiyatrik bozukluklarda iyi bilinse de intihar düşüncesi olan depresif hastalarda daha önce bildirilmemiştir. Bu nadir durumun klinik sunumuna olan farkındalık potansiyel olarak ölümcül seyredebilen komplikasyonları önleyebilir.

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GÜRAY, Ü., DEMİRKAN, B., BAYIR, P. T., DUYULER, S., KISACIK, H. L. (2022). Ventriküler aritmilere neden olan su zehirlenmesi. Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 12 - Sayı: 4, 188–190. https://ajindex.com/articles/625962

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