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Mild hyponatremia is a common finding in children evaluated at the emergency department and it is significantly related to plasma C-reactive protein value.

AIM
During infectious diseases, mild hyponatremia is supposed to derive from a transient secretion of vasopressin mediated by non--osmotic stimuli. This study provides data supporting that mild hyponatremia during acute illnesses is related to the systemic inflammatory condition.


METHODS
I retrospectively analyzed 328 consecutive children (aged 3 months to 17 years) who received blood tests at the pediatric emergency department in 2 months' period.


RESULTS
hyponatremia was found in 98 patients, most of them being mildly hyponatremic. A significant trend towards lower levels of plasmatic sodium, paralleling the increase of C--reactive protein, was showed.


CONCLUSION
A significant relationship between plasmatic sodium levels and C--reactive protein was found, apart from the underlying disease.