Abstract
Diabetes insipidus during pregnancy is an uncommon medical problem. We present a woman who developed transient central diabetes insipidus during two successive pregnancies. A water deprivation study with plasma arginine vasopressin concentrations confirmed the diagnosis and established the efficacy of 1-desamino-8-d-arginine-vasopressin (dDAVP). The patient was then successfully and safely treated through the second pregnancy with dDAVP.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Arginine Vasopressin / blood
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Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / therapeutic use*
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Diabetes Insipidus* / drug therapy
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Diabetes Insipidus* / physiopathology
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Female
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Humans
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Osmolar Concentration
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications* / drug therapy
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Pregnancy Complications* / physiopathology
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Recurrence
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Water Deprivation
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Water-Electrolyte Balance
Substances
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Arginine Vasopressin
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Deamino Arginine Vasopressin