Acute myelogenous leukemia presenting as diabetes insipidus.

Authors

  • Susana Calretas Serviço de Medicina III, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra.
  • Sara Leitão
  • Emília Cortesão
  • Ana Isabel Espadana
  • Rui M Santos
  • Armando Porto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.1104

Abstract

Central diabetes insipidus, is a syndrome characterized by the excretion of abnormally elevated volumes of diluted urine, due to the diminution of reabsorption of water in the collecting ducts, induced by the diminution of production of antidiuretic hormone. The involvement of the central nervous system in the leukaemia is frequent, but the association leukaemia/diabetes insipidus is rare. We describe a clinical case of a 40 years old female, whose first manifestation of leukaemia was diabetes insipidus; we discuss the difficulties of diagnosis, the particularities of the case and its evolution.

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Calretas S, Leitão S, Cortesão E, Espadana AI, Santos RM, Porto A. Acute myelogenous leukemia presenting as diabetes insipidus. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2004 Oct. 31 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];17(5):405-8. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1104

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Arquivo Histórico