Rare occurrence of central diabetes insipidus with dermatomyositis in a young male

Central diabetes insipidus (CDI) and several endocrine disorders previously classified as idiopathic are now considered to be of an autoimmune etiology. Dermatomyositis (DM), a rare autoimmune condition characterized by inflammatory myopathy and skin rashes, is also known to affect the gastrointesti...

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Main Authors: Aishah Ekhzaimy, Afshan Masood, Seham Alzahrani, Waleed Al-Ghamdi, Daad Alotaibi, Muhammad Mujammami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2020-02-01
Series:Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports
Online Access:https://edm.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/edm/2020/1/EDM19-0070.xml
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spelling doaj-581a62b3b0254d7cb9a66c9257769c752020-11-25T02:05:13ZengBioscientificaEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports2052-05732052-05732020-02-01111510.1530/EDM-19-0070Rare occurrence of central diabetes insipidus with dermatomyositis in a young maleAishah Ekhzaimy0Afshan Masood1Seham Alzahrani2Waleed Al-Ghamdi3Daad Alotaibi4Muhammad Mujammami5Muhammad MujammamiObesity Research Center, and College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of MedicineDepartment of MedicineDepartment of MedicineDepartment of MedicineCentral diabetes insipidus (CDI) and several endocrine disorders previously classified as idiopathic are now considered to be of an autoimmune etiology. Dermatomyositis (DM), a rare autoimmune condition characterized by inflammatory myopathy and skin rashes, is also known to affect the gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and rarely the cardiac systems and the joints. The association of CDI and DM is extremely rare. After an extensive literature search and to the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case in literature, we report the case of a 36-year-old male with a history of CDI, who presented to the hospital’s endocrine outpatient clinic for evaluation of a 3-week history of progressive facial rash accompanied by weakness and aching of the muscles.https://edm.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/edm/2020/1/EDM19-0070.xml
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Afshan Masood
Seham Alzahrani
Waleed Al-Ghamdi
Daad Alotaibi
Muhammad Mujammami
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Afshan Masood
Seham Alzahrani
Waleed Al-Ghamdi
Daad Alotaibi
Muhammad Mujammami
Rare occurrence of central diabetes insipidus with dermatomyositis in a young male
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports
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Waleed Al-Ghamdi
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title Rare occurrence of central diabetes insipidus with dermatomyositis in a young male
title_short Rare occurrence of central diabetes insipidus with dermatomyositis in a young male
title_full Rare occurrence of central diabetes insipidus with dermatomyositis in a young male
title_fullStr Rare occurrence of central diabetes insipidus with dermatomyositis in a young male
title_full_unstemmed Rare occurrence of central diabetes insipidus with dermatomyositis in a young male
title_sort rare occurrence of central diabetes insipidus with dermatomyositis in a young male
publisher Bioscientifica
series Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports
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publishDate 2020-02-01
description Central diabetes insipidus (CDI) and several endocrine disorders previously classified as idiopathic are now considered to be of an autoimmune etiology. Dermatomyositis (DM), a rare autoimmune condition characterized by inflammatory myopathy and skin rashes, is also known to affect the gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and rarely the cardiac systems and the joints. The association of CDI and DM is extremely rare. After an extensive literature search and to the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case in literature, we report the case of a 36-year-old male with a history of CDI, who presented to the hospital’s endocrine outpatient clinic for evaluation of a 3-week history of progressive facial rash accompanied by weakness and aching of the muscles.
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