title: Central diabetes insipidus in a patient with malaria tropica.
abstract: Up to 21% of severe cases of malaria tropica are associated with polyuria and are life-threatening. We describe a 39-yr-old man with malaria tropica who developed disseminated intravascular coagulation, polyuria, and a pituitary lesion. Empiric treatment with vasopressin improved the polyuria. This is the first case of malaria tropica in which central diabetes insipidus has been documented.
authors: Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Medical Center of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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authors: Schubert
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authors: Achenbach
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authors: Engelmann
authors: G
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authors: Borte
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authors: Stumvoll
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authors: Koch