Transient diabetes insipidus after vasopressin use in a patient with Wernicke's encephalopathy

Transient diabetes insipidus after vasopressin use in a patient with Wernicke's encephalopathy

Vasopressin is an endogenous hormone regulating osmoregulation, now commonly used exogenously as a vasopressor in critical settings. Here we report a rare case of Vasopressin-induced hyponatremia followed by Diabetes Insipidus (DI) in a patient with Wernicke's encephalopathy while being treated...

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Main Authors: Kunhwa Kim, Nidhi Mody, Arthur Chernoff, Saurabh Gupta, Patamaporn Lekprasert, Gabriel Patarroyo-Aponte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports
Subjects:
Vasopressin use
Diabetes Insipidus
Hyponatremia
Osmolality derangement
Wernicke's encephalopathy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214624520300125

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