Concurrent central diabetes insipidus and panhypopituitarism in a German shepherd dog.
This report describes a German shepherd dog that was presented with proportionate dwarfism and coat changes typical of hypopituitarism but that was also profoundly polydipsic and polyuric. Investigations established a diagnosis of concurrent central diabetes insipidus. Treatment with desmopressin was successful in managing the polyuria and polydipsia.
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University of Cambridge.
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D000818:Animals; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004285:Dogs; D004327:Drinking Behavior; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011141:Polyuria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D012076:Renal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
D012076:Renal Agents; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin