Transient Central Diabetes Insipidus Occurring After Vasopressin Infusion
Objective: The common causes of central diabetes insipidus (CDI) include trauma to the pituitary, hypoperfusion, and malignancy. However, CDI can also be transient. An emerging cause of transient diabetes insipidus is through the use and withdrawal of vasopressin. Here, we present a case of transien...
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| description | Objective: The common causes of central diabetes insipidus (CDI) include trauma to the pituitary, hypoperfusion, and malignancy. However, CDI can also be transient. An emerging cause of transient diabetes insipidus is through the use and withdrawal of vasopressin. Here, we present a case of transient CDI that developed during an intensive care unit admission. Case report: A Caucasian woman presented to the emergency room after a fall. On presentation, the patient was found to be in shock and was admitted to the surgical intensive care unit. Treatment with norepinephrine, vasopressin, and intravenous antibiotics was started. On day 5 of hospitalization, the patient’s blood pressure improved, and treatment with vasopressin was discontinued. On day 6 of hospitalization, the patient’s urine output increased and serum sodium level was elevated. Despite increasing free water, serum sodium level continued to rise. Endocrinology division was consulted, and urine osmolality was consistent with diabetes insipidus (DI). Urine osmolality at 30 and 60 minutes after desmopressin (1-desamino-8-d-arginine vasopressin [DDAVP]) was consistent with CDI. Magnetic resonance imaging scan of the brain showed no intracranial pathology. Over the next day with scheduled DDAVP, serum sodium level decreased below the goal level. Thus, DDAVP was held. Prior to discharge, the patient did not require additional DDAVP. She was discharged without DDAVP. Discussion: Our patient’s workup was initially consistent with CDI. However, the DI resolved spontaneously, supporting transient CDI secondary to vasopressin infusion. Different theories have emerged about why this occurs with vasopressin. However, further investigation is needed. Conclusion: Although rare, it is important to monitor for DI after vasopressin infusion and have a suspicion that DI may be transient in the absence of a clear cause. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95c5fa664ab74f37a0366af474f2d0102022-12-21T19:29:01ZengElsevierAACE Clinical Case Reports2376-06052022-01-0181810Transient Central Diabetes Insipidus Occurring After Vasopressin InfusionElizabeth A. Cristiano, MD0Ashley Harris, DO1Kristin Grdinovac, MD2Address correspondence to Dr Elizabeth A. Cristiano, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Genetics, University of Kansas Medical Center, 4000 Cambridge Street, MS 2024, Kansas City, KS 66160.; Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Genetics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KansasDivision of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Genetics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KansasDivision of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Genetics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KansasObjective: The common causes of central diabetes insipidus (CDI) include trauma to the pituitary, hypoperfusion, and malignancy. However, CDI can also be transient. An emerging cause of transient diabetes insipidus is through the use and withdrawal of vasopressin. Here, we present a case of transient CDI that developed during an intensive care unit admission. Case report: A Caucasian woman presented to the emergency room after a fall. On presentation, the patient was found to be in shock and was admitted to the surgical intensive care unit. Treatment with norepinephrine, vasopressin, and intravenous antibiotics was started. On day 5 of hospitalization, the patient’s blood pressure improved, and treatment with vasopressin was discontinued. On day 6 of hospitalization, the patient’s urine output increased and serum sodium level was elevated. Despite increasing free water, serum sodium level continued to rise. Endocrinology division was consulted, and urine osmolality was consistent with diabetes insipidus (DI). Urine osmolality at 30 and 60 minutes after desmopressin (1-desamino-8-d-arginine vasopressin [DDAVP]) was consistent with CDI. Magnetic resonance imaging scan of the brain showed no intracranial pathology. Over the next day with scheduled DDAVP, serum sodium level decreased below the goal level. Thus, DDAVP was held. Prior to discharge, the patient did not require additional DDAVP. She was discharged without DDAVP. Discussion: Our patient’s workup was initially consistent with CDI. However, the DI resolved spontaneously, supporting transient CDI secondary to vasopressin infusion. Different theories have emerged about why this occurs with vasopressin. However, further investigation is needed. Conclusion: Although rare, it is important to monitor for DI after vasopressin infusion and have a suspicion that DI may be transient in the absence of a clear cause.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060521000730transientdiabetes insipidusvasopressin |
| spellingShingle | Elizabeth A. Cristiano, MD Ashley Harris, DO Kristin Grdinovac, MD Transient Central Diabetes Insipidus Occurring After Vasopressin Infusion AACE Clinical Case Reports transient diabetes insipidus vasopressin |
| title | Transient Central Diabetes Insipidus Occurring After Vasopressin Infusion |
| title_full | Transient Central Diabetes Insipidus Occurring After Vasopressin Infusion |
| title_fullStr | Transient Central Diabetes Insipidus Occurring After Vasopressin Infusion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transient Central Diabetes Insipidus Occurring After Vasopressin Infusion |
| title_short | Transient Central Diabetes Insipidus Occurring After Vasopressin Infusion |
| title_sort | transient central diabetes insipidus occurring after vasopressin infusion |
| topic | transient diabetes insipidus vasopressin |
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