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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
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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.
Abstract:
We report an infant who developed cranial diabetes insipidus after septicaemic shock. This condition should be considered in any child who suffers an acute collapse and it may be more common in the high risk neonate than has previously been recognised.