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Central diabetes insipidus in a patient with malaria tropica

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Up to 21% of severe cases of malaria tropica are associated with polyuria and are life-threatening. We describe a 39-yr-old man with malaria tropica who developed disseminated intravascular coagulation, polyuria, and a pituitary lesion. Empiric treatment with vasopressin improved the polyuria. This is the first case of malaria tropica in which central diabetes insipidus has been documented. (J. Endocrinol. Invest. 29: 265–266, 2006)

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  1. Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Medical Center of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

    S. Schubert

  2. Division of Endocrinology and Nephrology, University of Misissipi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39 216, USA

    H. Achenbach, M. Stumvoll & C. A. Koch MD, FACP, FACE, Professor of Medicine (Director)

  3. Division of Critical Care Medicine, University Medical Center of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

    L. Engelmann

  4. Department of Radiology, University Medical Center of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

    G. Borte

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Schubert, S., Achenbach, H., Engelmann, L. et al. Central diabetes insipidus in a patient with malaria tropica. J Endocrinol Invest 29, 265–266 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03345552

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