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Close-up on potomania

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    CQFD
  • 17 November 2014
  • Daniele Zullino
    • HUG
    • Médecine, UNIGE
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We're looking at excessive water consumption, a syndrome called potomania. Some people can drink up to 24 liters a day! This potomania can have psychiatric or biological origins, which can lead to the patient's death.

  • #HEALTH 3597 Interventions
  • #WATER 213 Interventions
  • #PSYCHIATRIE 429 Interventions

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