Unmasking of undiagnosed pre-existing central diabetes insipidus after renal transplantation
We present a case of a patient with pre-existing and clinically unapparent CDI which was unmasked after renal transplantation.
A 60nbsp;year old woman with end-stage renal failure due to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) underwent renal
transplantation. She was noted to be markedly polyuric and polydipsic after the transplant. A fluid deprivation test was unequivocally
positive for CDI, and desmopressin treatment resulted in immediate symptom relief. Neuroimaging revealed a midline defect
in the region of the hypothalamus. She had a history of an intracerebral aneurysm that had ruptured, requiring extensive neurosurgery
many years previously. This case demonstrates a rare instance of pre-existing but clinically unapparent CDI unmasked by renal
transplantation. It ...
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