Diabetes insipidus secondary to intracranial sarcoidosis confirmed by low-field magnetic resonance imaging.
A 32-year-old woman who had been diagnosed as having pulmonary sarcoidosis 18 months previously presented with thirst and polyuria. The diagnosis of diabetes insipidus was confirmed biochemically and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed sarcoid involvement of the pituitary stalk.
Division of Medicine, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Scotland.
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D000328:Adult; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*