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Review
. 1992 Feb;15(2):127-30.
doi: 10.1007/BF03348677.

Central diabetes insipidus due to acute monocytic leukemia: case report and review of the literature

V Foresti  1 , O Casati, A Villa, A Lazzaro, F Confalonieri
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Review

Central diabetes insipidus due to acute monocytic leukemia: case report and review of the literature

V Foresti et al. J Endocrinol Invest. 1992 Feb.

Abstract

We describe a 69-year-old man who presented with a four-month history of polyuria and polydipsia. Plasma vasopressin levels were undetectable, and a dehydration test was abnormal. Based on these findings, a diagnosis of central diabetes insipidus has been established. Hematologic studies showed acute monocytic leukemia. A relationship between the hematologic and endocrine disturbance has been hypothesized, and histological examination at autopsy showed leukemic infiltration of the pituitary stalk. This patient represents the third case in the world literature of central diabetes insipidus associated with acute monocytic leukemia.

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