Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Central diabetes insipidus (CDI) in infants is rare and is often associated with intra-ventricular haemorrhage, congenital toxoplasmosis, intracranial tumours and anatomical abnormalities of the brain. We describe two cases of CDI associated with brain malformations, diagnosed at very young age with good response to oral DDAVP.Case 1: A 34-week IUGR girl born to consanguineous parents (first cousins) developed hypernatraemia on day three of...