An interesting case of thirst and polyuria

Past medical history included acromegaly treated by trans-sphenoidal resection of a pituitary macroadenoma at the age of 19 years. Clinical examination revealed postural hypotension with supine blood pressure 130/70 mm Hg and standing blood pressure 85/45 mm Hg.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Postgraduate medical journal 2002-04, Vol.78 (918), p.248-248
Hauptverfasser:	Moulik, P K, Nethaji, C, Khaleeli, A A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	acromegaly Acromegaly - complications Adult alkaline phosphatase erythema gyratum repens Female Graves Disease - complications Graves' disease hepatolenticular degeneration Humans hypercalcaemia Hypercalcemia - etiology Hypopituitarism - complications liver failure malignancy Merkel cell carcinoma neuroendocrine tumour Pituitary gland Polyuria - etiology Self Assessment Question skin lesion Thirst - physiology Thyroid gland thyrotoxicosis Thyrotoxicosis - etiology trabecular carcinoma Urine Wilson's disease
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Zusammenfassung:	Past medical history included acromegaly treated by trans-sphenoidal resection of a pituitary macroadenoma at the age of 19 years. Clinical examination revealed postural hypotension with supine blood pressure 130/70 mm Hg and standing blood pressure 85/45 mm Hg.
ISSN:	0032-5473 1469-0756
DOI:	10.1136/pmj.78.918.248