title: Three cases of diabetes insipidus complicating pregnancy.
abstract: Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a rare complication of pregnancy. In cases related to pregnancy, the condition is thought to result from enhanced placental clearance of arginine vasopressin secondary to placental vasopressinase production. In such cases careful monitoring of the patient's fluid balance during and after pregnancy is essential. If treatment is necessary, desmopressin is the drug of choice. In the present article, we present three cases of pregnancy complicated by DI.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aretaieion Hospítal, Athens University, Greece.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Siristatidis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salamalekis
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iakovidou
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Creatsas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000097:blood; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011141:Polyuria / Q000188:drug therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D012076:Renal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D012076:Renal Agents; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin