Biomedical subjects

J Cabrer

Publications and source records attributed to J Cabrer.

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PubMed1990

Acute water intoxication after intranasal desmopressin in a patient with primary polydispsia.

Only a few cases of severe acute water intoxication (AWI) due to intranasal desmopressin have been reported, none of which occurred in patients with primary polydipsia. We describe a case of AWI with semicoma and convulsions, due to intranasal desmopressin, in a 32-year-old patient with dipsogenic diabetes insipidus. Previous reported cases of AWI due to desmopressin are discussed. The importance of ruling out primary polydipsia when this drug is used, not only for central diabetes insipidus but also for other current indications such as classic hemophilia, is stressed.

Administration, Intranasal↗

PubMed1988

A case with persistent nephrogenic diabetes insipidus following parathyroidectomy for hyperparathyroidism.

A 25-year-old woman with persistent nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) following parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism is described. NDI is a well recognized complication of primary hyperparathyroidism, generally imputed to hypercalcemia, and promptly reversible after correcting it. In our case, the impaired concentrating ability of the renal tubule was irreversible after the removal of the parathyroid adenoma and the correction of the hypercalcemia, presumptively due to the morphological irreversible changes in the kidney. In addition, hypercalciuria persisted and was the cause of a compensatory hyperparathyroidism. Treatment with thiazide diuretic was effective to decrease relative hypercalciuria, thus reversing the compensatory hyperparathyroidism.

Adenoma↗

PubMed1987