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Diabetes insipidus.
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 1 Dec 2021
Christ-Crain Mirjam, Gaisl Odile
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Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a disorder characterized by a high hypotonic urinary output of more than 50ml per kg body weight per 24 hours, with associated polydipsia of more than 3 liters a day [1,2]. Central DI results from inadequate secretion and usually deficient synthesis of Arginine vasopressin (AVP) in the hypothalamus or pituitary gland. Besides central DI further underlying etiologies of DI can be due to...
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