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Excessive production of urine, usually due to insufficient production of antidiuretic hormone.
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Topics Related To Diabetes Insipidus
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| Diabetes Insipidus | The Condition
"Diabetes insipidus (DI) is an endocrine disorder involving deficient production or lack of effective action of an antidiuretic hormone (ADH or vasopressin)..."
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Fluoride Toxicity |
The Condition
"...arthritis, breast cancer, carpal tunnel syndrome, decrease in testosterone/spermatogenesis, altered vas deferens/testicular growth, decreased dental arch, dental crowding, delayed tooth eruption, diabetes insipidus, diarrhea, Down syndrome, early onset of puberty, eosinophilia, eye/ear/nose disorders, fever, gastro-intestinal disturbances, gingivitis, heart disorders, hypertension, hypoplasia,..."
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Histiocytosis X (Rare) |
The Condition
"...Rarely, damage to the pituitary gland causes bulging eyes (exophthalmos) and diabetes insipidus, a condition in which large quantities of urine are produced, leading to dehydration..."
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Hypopituitarism |
The Condition
"...Risk factors are related to the cause and may include previous history of diabetes insipidus, previous history of adrenal insufficiency, previous history of a pituitary tumor, cessation of menses in a premenopausal woman, and short stature..."
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Increased Urinary Frequency |
Relationship to Diabetes Insipidus
"...In advanced cases of diabetes insipidus, urine volume can approach 18 liters daily..."
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Liver Function That Should Be Checked |
The Condition
"...hepatitis, toxins, cirrhosis), biliary obstruction, cholestasis, dehydration, diabetes insipidus, cystic fibrosis, leukemia, alcoholic cirrhosis, Hodgkin's disease, malnutrition, nephrotic syndrome, multiple myeloma, inflammatory bowel disease, collagen-vascular diseases..."
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Pituitary Tumor |
The Condition
"...The most common symptom of a problem in the posterior pituitary is a condition called diabetes insipidus (not the same as the more common diabetes mellitus)..."
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Urinalysis |
As A Treatment
"...022 after a 12 hour period without food or water, renal concentrating ability is impaired and the patient either has generalized renal impairment or nephrogenic diabetes insipidus..."
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Last updated: Feb 28, 2008
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