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Cranial diabetes insipidus in early infancy
H R Jenkins1, I A Hughes, O P Gray
1Department of Child Health, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff.
Archives of Disease in Childhood
|April 1, 1988
Summary
Cranial diabetes insipidus can occur in infants following septic shock. This condition is important to consider in children experiencing acute collapse, especially high-risk neonates.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Neonatal Medicine
- Endocrinology
Background:
- Septic shock is a critical condition in neonates and infants.
- Cranial diabetes insipidus is a rare endocrine disorder affecting water balance.
- The link between septic shock and cranial diabetes insipidus in infants is not well-established.