Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Anti-Diuretic Hormone in a Patient Treated with Haloperidol

Abstract

A case report of a patient who presented with the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone is described. She had become rapidly comatose while on a psychiatric inpatient unit for treatment of a monosymptomatic delusional psychosis. Although increased water intake and the concurrent administration of diuretics were aggravating factors, haloperidol was considered to be the primary etiological agent in this case.