ROHHAD Syndrome an Inconspicuous Cause of Hypernatremia, A Case Report

Authors

  • Mitra Basiratnia Shiraz Nephro-Urology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Author
  • Dorna Derakhshan Shiraz Nephro-Urology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Author
  • Damoun Foloudi Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Research Center, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran Author
  • Keivan Ranjbar Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Research Center, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran Author
  • Reza Shahriarirad Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Research Center, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran Author

Abstract

Rapid-onset obesity with hypoventilation, hypothalamic dysfunction, and autonomic dysregulation (ROHHAD) syndrome is a rare, life threatening disease with unknown etiology. Dysnatremia is a common finding in these patients. Here we present a 12-year-old boy with multiple admissions due to hypernatremia and was repeatedly misdiagnosed. An eventual diagnosis of ROHHAD syndrome was made by integration of the previous ignored findings of sleep apnea and obesity. The diagnosis of this rare but potentially fatal syndrome should be considered in patients with dysnatremia associated with obesity and sleep apnea disorders.

DOI: 10.52547/ijkd.6273

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Published

2021-07-19

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 4 (2021): July

Section

CASE REPORT | Kidney Diseases

How to Cite

ROHHAD Syndrome an Inconspicuous Cause of Hypernatremia, A Case Report. (2021). Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases, 15(4), 319-321. https://ijkd.org/index.php/ijkd/article/view/6273

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