[Persistent central diabetes insipidus in a very low birth weight infant].
Central diabetes insipidus (DI) is extremely rare during the neonatal period. Most cases of central DI are secondary to a known aetiology. Substitutive treatment with desmopressin is effective with nasal or oral preparation, but doses are variable and must be tailored individually. We report on a case in a very low birth weight infant with an idiopathic central DI during the first month of life. He was successfully treated with oral desmopressin. The treatment was maintained after discharge with low doses desmospressin.
Quetin
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Service de réanimation néonatale, institut de puériculture et de périnatalité, 26, boulevard Brune, 75014 Paris, France. ipp.quetin@free.fr
Garnier
H
H
Brauner
R
R
Vodovar
M
M
Magny
J-F
JF
D050034:Antidiuretic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020790:Diabetes Insipidus, Neurogenic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D008297:Male
D050034:Antidiuretic Agents; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin