Xanthelasma and arginine vasopressin deficiency (central diabetes insipidus), think Erdheim Chester disease
A female patient in her 40s presented with arginine vasopressin deficiency (AVP-D) treated with desmopressin. Further investigations revealed central hypogonadism, mild hyperprolactinemia, normal thyroid indices and cortisol. MRI indicated thickened pituitary stalk suggestive of lymphocytic
Authors
- Heather Lochnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3820-7897)
- Roy Khalifé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3401-4086)
- James Worrall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8926-4165)
- Xing Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7272-1163)
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2024-261021
- Primary Topic
- Histiocytic Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00