title: Recurrent central diabetes insipidus secondary to cryptococcal meningitis.
abstract: Meningitis is often associated with hyponatremia due to inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone, and diabetes insipidus is associated with bacterial meningitis. This article describes a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who experienced recurrent episodes of central diabetes insipidus in association with recurrent fungal meningitis. Desmopressin was effective in controlling the polyuria until the episodes of meningitis resolved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Brooklyn Veterans Administration Medical Center, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Woredekal
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin