Management of central diabetes insipidus with oral desmopressin in a patient with ectrodactyly and cleft lip/palate (ECP) syndrome

We present a female infant with facial abnormalities such as bilateral cleft lip and palate, ectrodactyly and central diabetes insipidus. She had a history of recurrent hypernatremic attacks and she was treated successfully with oral desmopressin. As an alternative to the nasal route, long-term mana...

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Published inTurkish journal of pediatrics Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 89 - 93
Main Authors Ozaydin, Eda, Aycan, Zehra, Yusufoğlu, Arzu Meltem, Cetinkaya, Ergun, Ergen, Saime, Unal, Sevim, Köse, Gülşen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine 01.01.2009
Subjects
Abnormalities, Multiple
Antidiuretic Agents - administration & dosage
Antidiuretic Agents - therapeutic use
Cleft Lip - epidemiology
Cleft Palate - epidemiology
Deamino Arginine Vasopressin - administration & dosage
Deamino Arginine Vasopressin - therapeutic use
Diabetes Insipidus, Neurogenic - drug therapy
Diabetes Insipidus, Neurogenic - epidemiology
Diabetes Insipidus, Neurogenic - metabolism
Female
Fingers - abnormalities
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Toes - abnormalities
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Summary:We present a female infant with facial abnormalities such as bilateral cleft lip and palate, ectrodactyly and central diabetes insipidus. She had a history of recurrent hypernatremic attacks and she was treated successfully with oral desmopressin. As an alternative to the nasal route, long-term management was achieved using oral route and she had a favorable growth and development during infancy.
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ISSN:0041-4301