Hyponatremia Associated with Prophylactic Low-Dose Trimethoprim during Systemic Corticosteroid Therapy for AQP4-Positive Optic Neuritis in a Diabetic Patient

• Main Authors: Masahiro Takubo (Author), Sho Tanaka (Author), Masaru Kushimoto (Author), Jin Ikeda (Author), Katsuhiko Ogawa (Author), Yutaka Suzuki (Author), Masanori Abe (Author), Hisamitsu Ishihara (Author), Midori Fujishiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Hyponatremia associated with low-dose trimethoprim in patients on concomitant systemic corticosteroid therapy has rarely been reported. Here, we describe a 57-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus and hypertension treated with telmisartan, who presented with progressive visual impairmen...