Central Diabetes Insipidus in an Extremely-Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Infant with Suspected Ectopic Posterior Lobe of the Pituitary Gland

• Main Authors: Yung Zu Park (Author), Inseong Hwang (Author), Sung-Ha Kim (Author), Sook Min Hwang (Author), Tae-Jung Sung (Author), Hye Jin Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Neonatology, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Central diabetes insipidus (CDI) is extremely rare in neonates, especially in extremely-low-birth-weight infants, and most cases are secondary to conditions, such as ischemic or hemorrhagic brain damage. Here, we report a case of CDI in a 530-g infant born at 23+3 weeks of gestation, with suspected...