Inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone, polydipsia and hypothalamic calcifications.
We studied a 41 year old patient who had pathologic fluid intake of 10 1/day together with syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone. Imaging studies revealed a lesion of the anterior wall of the third cerebral ventricle. A review of relevant literature indicated several different disturbances by which alterations of thirst, vasopressin-secretion and abnormalities of anterior third ventricle may be associated. The present case presents an unusual and potentially dangerous combination in this spectrum of changes.
Abteilung für Innere Medizin und Nephrologie, Klinikum Steglitz, Freie Universität Berlin.
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Gross
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Wichmann
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Walb
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Hensen
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Abdelhamid
D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D004326:Drinking; D006801:Humans; D007027:Hypothalamic Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000503:physiopathology; D007177:Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000097:blood*; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
D014667:Vasopressins