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Case report of a thermal burns patient with diabetes insipidus. 2011

G Gende, and S James, and M Garo

Surgery Division, Port Moresby General Hospital, Free Mail Bag, Boroko, National Capital District 111, Papua New Guinea. g_gende@yahoo.com

We report a rare case of diabetes insipidus following fire burn injury. Meticulous fluid balance and the use of carbamazepine resulted in her survival.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002056	Burns	Injuries to tissues caused by contact with heat, steam, chemicals (BURNS, CHEMICAL), electricity (BURNS, ELECTRIC), or the like.	Burn
D002220	Carbamazepine	A dibenzazepine that acts as a sodium channel blocker. It is used as an anticonvulsant for the treatment of grand mal and psychomotor or focal SEIZURES. It may also be used in the management of BIPOLAR DISORDER, and has analgesic properties.	Amizepine,Carbamazepine Acetate,Carbamazepine Anhydrous,Carbamazepine Dihydrate,Carbamazepine Hydrochloride,Carbamazepine L-Tartrate (4:1),Carbamazepine Phosphate,Carbamazepine Sulfate (2:1),Carbazepin,Epitol,Finlepsin,Neurotol,Tegretol
D005260	Female		Females
D005390	Fires	Combustion or burning in which substances combine chemically with oxygen typically giving out bright light, heat, and smoke.	Fire
D005440	Fluid Therapy	Therapy whose basic objective is to restore the volume and composition of the body fluids to normal with respect to WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE. Fluids may be administered intravenously, orally, by intermittent gavage, or by HYPODERMOCLYSIS.	Oral Rehydration Therapy,Rehydration,Rehydration, Oral,Oral Rehydration,Rehydration Therapy, Oral,Therapy, Fluid,Therapy, Oral Rehydration,Fluid Therapies,Oral Rehydration Therapies,Oral Rehydrations,Rehydration Therapies, Oral,Rehydrations,Rehydrations, Oral,Therapies, Fluid,Therapies, Oral Rehydration
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016728	Self-Injurious Behavior	Behavior in which persons hurt or harm themselves without the motive of suicide or of sexual deviation.	Intentional Self Harm,Intentional Self Injury,Self Harm,Self-Destructive Behavior,Deliberate Self-Harm,Non-Suicidal Self Injury,Nonsuicidal Self Injury,Self-Injury,Behavior, Self-Destructive,Behavior, Self-Injurious,Deliberate Self Harm,Harm, Self,Intentional Self Injuries,Non Suicidal Self Injury,Non-Suicidal Self Injuries,Nonsuicidal Self Injuries,Self Destructive Behavior,Self Harm, Intentional,Self Injurious Behavior,Self Injury,Self Injury, Intentional,Self Injury, Non-Suicidal,Self Injury, Nonsuicidal,Self-Destructive Behaviors,Self-Harm, Deliberate,Self-Injurious Behaviors
D055815	Young Adult	A person between 19 and 24 years of age.	Adult, Young,Adults, Young,Young Adults
D020790	Diabetes Insipidus, Neurogenic	A genetic or acquired polyuric disorder caused by a deficiency of VASOPRESSINS secreted by the NEUROHYPOPHYSIS. Clinical signs include the excretion of large volumes of dilute URINE; HYPERNATREMIA; THIRST; and polydipsia. Etiologies include HEAD TRAUMA; surgeries and diseases involving the HYPOTHALAMUS and the PITUITARY GLAND. This disorder may also be caused by mutations of genes such as ARVP encoding vasopressin and its corresponding neurophysin (NEUROPHYSINS).	Central Diabetes Insipidus,Diabetes Insipidus Cranial Type,Diabetes Insipidus Primary Central,Diabetes Insipidus Secondary To Vasopressin Deficiency,Diabetes Insipidus, Central,Diabetes Insipidus, Cranial Type,Diabetes Insipidus, Neurohypophyseal,Diabetes Insipidus, Neurohypophyseal Type,Diabetes Insipidus, Pituitary,Diabetes Insipidus, Primary Central,Neurogenic Diabetes Insipidus,Neurohypophyseal Diabetes Insipidus,Pituitary Diabetes Insipidus,Vasopressin Defective Diabetes Insipidus,Vasopressin Deficiency