Portopulmonary hypertension caused by portal hypertension that is complicated by central diabetes insipidus

Tingting Zhao; Qian Xing; Xiaojuan Yang; Xiaofeng Yao; Ying Ba; Haicheng Zhou; Dan Liu

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2675

Portopulmonary hypertension caused by portal hypertension that is complicated by central diabetes insipidus

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Feb 11;8(3):520-522. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2675. eCollection 2020 Mar.

Authors

Tingting Zhao¹, Qian Xing², Xiaojuan Yang³, Xiaofeng Yao⁴, Ying Ba², Haicheng Zhou², Dan Liu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nephrology The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University Dalian China.
² Department of Endocrinology The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University Dalian China.
³ Department of Ophthalmology Xi'an Fourth Hospital Xi'an China.
⁴ Department of Preventive Medicine Dalian Medical University Dalian China.

Abstract

We discuss the pathophysiology, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and therapy of a case with central diabetes insipidus, idiopathic portal hypertension, and portopulmonary hypertension. This report reviews how vasopressin affects those diseases.

Keywords: desmopressin; idiopathic central diabetes insipidus; idiopathic portal hypertension; portopulmonary hypertension; vasopressin.

Publication types

Case Reports