HYPERTHYROIDISM ASSOCIATED WITH DIABETES INSIPIDUS: RELIEF OF BOTH DISEASES AFTER TREATMENT WITH RADIOACTIVE IODINE
Authors: C W RIEBER, S SILVER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Case Reports1 August 1952HYPERTHYROIDISM ASSOCIATED WITH DIABETES INSIPIDUS: RELIEF OF BOTH DISEASES AFTER TREATMENT WITH RADIOACTIVE IODINECHARLES W. RIEBER, M.D., F.A.C.P., SOLOMON SILVER, M.D., F.A.C.P.CHARLES W. RIEBER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, SOLOMON SILVER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-2-379 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough diabetes insipidus was first recognized in 1674 by Thomas Willis, who noted the "insipid" taste of this urine when compared to the sweet urine of diabetes mellitus, the condition is rare, or at least infrequent. Futcher was able to find only 19 cases in the first 53,012 patients admitted to The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Only seven examples in 45,658 admissions to the Harriet Lane Home could be found in children under 12 years of age. Rowntree collected 127 instances of the disease from 800,000 admissions representing many hospital populations.1Traditionally, the cases have been divided into two groups: (1)...Bibliography1. Futcher TB: in Osler's Modern medicine, edited by McCrae, Thomas, 1926, Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, Vol. 3, p. 162. Google Scholar2. Coronedi G: Recherches comparatives sur l'action des diuretiques et de l'extrait thyreöidien sur le rein du chien thyreöidectomise, Arch. ital. de biol. 52: 336, 1909. Google Scholar3. Eppinger H: Zur Pathologie und Therapie des menschlichen Oedems, 1917, J. Springer, Berlin. Google Scholar4. von Hann F: Ueber die Hypophysen Veränderungen bei Diabetes insipidus, Frankfurt. Ztschr. f. Path. 21: 337, 1918. Google Scholar5. CamusRoussy JG: Syndrome adiposo-genital et polyurie experimental, Rev. neurol. 27: 1201, 1920. Google Scholar6. BaileyBremer PF: Experimental diabetes insipidus, Arch. Int. Med. 28: 773, 1921. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. FisherIngramRanson CWRSW: The relation of the hypothalamico-hypophyseal system to diabetes insipidus, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat. 34: 124, 1935. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. StarlingVerney EHEB: The secretion of urine as studied on the isolated kidney, Proc. Roy. Soc., London, S. B. 97: 321, 1925. Google Scholar9. Strauss L: Uebergang eines Falles von Diabetes insipidus in Myxoedem, Deutsche med. Wchnschr. 46: 939, 1920. Google Scholar10. McConnell AA: A case of diabetes insipidus influenced by partial thyroidectomy, Irish J. M. Sc. 742 (Dec.) 1936—6th Series, N. 132. Google Scholar11. McPhedran H: Three cases of diabetes insipidus, one associated with toxic goitre, Canad. M. A. J. 39: 370, 1938. MedlineGoogle Scholar12. Findley T: Thyroid-pituitary relationship in diabetes insipidus, Ann. Int. Med. 11: 701, 1937. LinkGoogle Scholar13. BlotnerCutler HEC: Total thyroidectomy in the treatment of diabetes insipidus, J. A. M. A. 116: 2739, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. Ferro-Luzzi G: La tiroidectomia nel diabete insipido, Minerva med. 28: 557, 1937. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication April 11, 1951.†The I131 was supplied on allocation by the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPrimary polydipsia in thyrotoxicosisStörungen der HarnkonzentrierungStudies on the Mechanism of Hyponatremia and Impaired Water Excretion in MyxedemaMARTIN GOLDBERG, M.D., MARTIN REIVICH, M.D.Die Psychiatrie des Diabetes insipidusKrankheiten der Schilddrüse 1 August 1952Volume 37, Issue 2Page: 379-383KeywordsChildrenDiabetes mellitusHyperthyroidismTasteUrine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...