Abstract
Non-tuberculous pneumonia is an extremely rare cause of the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH). A patient is described who had lobar pneumonia presenting as an acute confusional state due to hyponatraemia resulting from this cause.
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