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Wolfram syndrome, also called DIDMOAD (diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, and deafness), is a rare autosomal-recessive genetic disorder that causes childhood-onset diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, and deafness as well as various other possible disorders including neurodegeneration.
Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a condition characterized by large amounts of dilute urine and increased thirst. [1] The amount of urine produced can be nearly 20 liters per day. [ 1 ] Reduction of fluid has little effect on the concentration of the urine. [ 1 ]
diabetes insipidus: DIB: dead in bed difficulty in breathing: DIC: disseminated intravascular coagulation: DICVP: Diplomate, International College of Veterinary Pharmacy DID Dissociative identity disorder: Di-Di: dichromatic diamnionic twins DIL: drug-induced lupus DILI: drug-induced liver injury DIP: distal interphalangeal joint or Diffuse ...
What is diabetes insipidus? You’re no doubt aware of diabetes mellitus, which has type 1 and type 2 variations. It’s a disorder of water balance and control in the body, explains Christopher ...
Acronyms Diseases and disorders DAS Developmental apraxia of speech: DBA Diamond–Blackfan anemia: DBMD Duchenne–Becker muscular dystrophy DD Developmental disability: DEF Deaf: DF Dengue fever: DH Developmentally handicapped: DHF Dengue hemorrhagic fever: DHF Diastolic heart failure: DHPR Dihydropteridine reductase deficiency: DI Diabetes ...
Both cause excessive urination (hence the similarity in name), but whereas diabetes insipidus is a problem with the production of antidiuretic hormone (neurogenic diabetes insipidus) or the kidneys' response to antidiuretic hormone (nephrogenic diabetes insipidus), diabetes mellitus causes polyuria via osmotic diuresis, due to the high blood ...
As a diagnosis of exclusion, a diagnosis of primary polydipsia may be the result of elimination of the possibility of diseases causing similar signs and symptoms, such as diabetes insipidus. [ 12 ] Diagnosis may be complicated by the fact that chronic and extreme compulsive drinking may impair the response of the kidneys to vasopressin , thus ...
Untreated central diabetes insipidus patients usually exhibit polyuria, nocturia, and polydipsia as a result of the initial rise of serum sodium and osmolality. [5] Patients may also experience neurologic symptoms associated with the underlying illness, such as headaches and diplopia, depending on the exact origin of the central diabetes insipidus.