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Diabetes insipidus is a rare but treatable condition that typically presents with extreme thirst (polydipsia) together with the passing of large amounts of dilute urine (polyuria).
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A disorder characterized by excretion of large amounts of urine, accompanied by excessive thirst. Causes include deficiency of antidiuretic hormone or failure of the kidneys to respond to antidiuretic hormone. It may also be drug-related.
Alyson Weiner, Patricia Vuguin
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Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a disorder characterized by a high hypotonic urinary output of more than 50ml per kg body weight per 24 hours, with associated polydipsia of more than 3 liters a day [1,2]. Central DI results from inadequate secretion and usually deficient synthesis of Arginine vasopressin (AVP) in the hypothalamus or pituitary gland. Besides
Mirjam Christ-Crain, Odile Gaisl
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Pituitary dysfunction with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting with diabetes insipidus: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Central diabetes insipidus secondary to hypophysitis in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is very rare, and this article summarizes one case reported from our site as well as two previously reported patients with EGPA, both of whom had
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Adipsic Diabetes Insipidus is a rare hypothalamic disorder characterized by a loss of thirst in response to hypernatraemia accompanied by diabetes insipidus.
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Diabetes insipidus: The other diabetes
Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a hereditary or acquired condition which disrupts normal life of persons with the condition; disruption is due to increased thirst and passing of large volumes of urine, even at night.
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Lithium-induced nephrogenic diabetes insipidus following improved medication compliance: a case report [PDF]
Background Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is a rare, often underrecognized complication of long-term lithium therapy. Lithium-induced nephrogenic diabetes insipidus results from chronic renal exposure, leading to significant polyuria, dehydration, and ...
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Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
Purpose of review In nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI), the kidney is unable to concentrate urine despite elevated concentrations of the antidiuretic hormone arginine-vasopressin. In congenital NDI, polyuria and polydipsia are present from birth and should be immediately recognized to avoid severe episodes of dehydration ...
D. Bockenhauer, D. Bichet
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Recent data show that patients with a diagnosis of diabetes insipidus (DI) are coming to harm. Here we give the rationale for a name change to arginine vasopressin deficiency and resistance for central and nephrogenic DI, respectively.
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Sheehan’s syndrome presenting with panhypopituitarism and central diabetes insipidus: a case report [PDF]
Background Sheehan’s syndrome is a rare condition, which is classically characterized by anterior pituitary hypofunction following postpartum shock or hemorrhage.
Chin-Fang Chen +3 more
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