Adipsia in a Diabetes Insipidus Patient.
Central diabetes insipidus is a very common disorder after brain surgery or/trauma or even in the presence of brain inflammatory diseases. Polyuria and polydipsia are the clinical markers, but sometimes clinical situations are presenting with no thirst. These are not frequent but are life-treating conditions. Diagnosis is not easy, and for this reason some cases are treated late. We describe here a very infrequent oncological case of dangerous adipsic diabetes insipidus in a young girl who survived.
Endocrinology and Neurology Department, Portuguese Cancer Institute, Lisbon, Portugal.
Maria Conceição
MC
Pereira
Endocrinology and Neurology Department, Portuguese Cancer Institute, Lisbon, Portugal.
Margarida M
MM
Vieira
Endocrinology and Neurology Department, Portuguese Cancer Institute, Lisbon, Portugal.
Joana Simões
JS
Pereira
Endocrinology and Neurology Department, Portuguese Cancer Institute, Lisbon, Portugal.
Duarte
D
Salgado
Adipsia; Cerebral tumor; Diabetes insipidus