Case of Diabetes Insipidus

A Rare Case of Congenital Diabetes Insipidus

Congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is a conformation disease resulting from protein misfolding. Ninety percent of mutations result from the inactivating mutations of the arginine vasopressin receptor 2 (AVPR2) gene transmitted in an X-linked fashion, blocking the response to vasopressin, resulting in the inability to concentrate urine. Clinical features include polyuria, polydispsi...

A Case of Diabetes Insipidus Associated with Diabetes Mellitus

The patient, a married Hindu male, aged 54 years, a collecting sarkar by occupation, was admitted into the Carmichael Hospital for Tropical Diseases on the 13th February, 1947, for the following complaints : polyuria, nocturia, polydipsia, weakness and glycosuria. The duration of all these complaints was only two months. The patient gave a history of syphilis three months back for which he was ...

Diabetes Insipidus

679 W E ARE PRESENTING the case histories of two children with diabetes insipidus, of particular interest because of the diversity of manifestations, the variance in etiology and the complexity of management. One patient was observed for a period of 3 years, with onset of disease at age 10 years; another was observed for a period of 8 years, with the onset of tile primary disease at 2 years and...

A Case of Rathke\' s Cleft Cyst Associated with Diabetes Insipidus and Hashimoto\'s Thyroiditis

SUMMARY A 71 - year old woman with symptomatic Rathke's Cleft cyst is reported. She had Visual disturbance, diabetes insipidus and hypopituitarism. Imaging study with computed tomography revealed the presence of suprasellar mass. After the transsphenoidal surgery and treatment with DDA VP, her symptoms showed an improvement.

Diabetes insipidus.