COEXISTENT ACROMEGALY, DIABETES MELLITUS AND DIABETES INSIPIDUS
Authors: R P NATELSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1954)

Case Reports1 April 1954COEXISTENT ACROMEGALY, DIABETES MELLITUS AND DIABETES INSIPIDUSROBERT P. NATELSON, M.D.ROBERT P. NATELSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-40-4-788 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAn unusual case of acromegaly with coexistent diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus was observed clinically and at post mortem by the author. The literature was reviewed to determine the relative incidence of such a combination of "polyendocrinopathy." Striking was the great incidence of diabetes mellitus complicating acromegaly.1-5There were relatively few reports of the simultaneous occurrence of diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus,6-34and no well documented case with the combination of diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus and acromegaly. 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