title: Diabetes insipidus: a postpartum complication.
abstract: Sheehan's syndrome and diabetes insipidus were diagnosed in a 31-year-old woman seven months after postpartum bleeding with a short duration of hypotension. The diagnosis of diabetes insipidus was established by the inability to concentrate urine during water deprivation and the marked increase in urinary osmolality after administration of 1-Desamino-8-D-arginine-vasopressin (DDAVP). Obstetricians should be aware of diabetes insipidus as a postpartum complication.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014868:Water Deprivation
chemical_list: D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin