학술논문

Psychogenic polydipsia in a female adolescent without a psychiatric background: A case report
Document Type
article
Source
Clinical Case Reports, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 1937-1942 (2021)
Subject
adolescents
compulsive water drinking
diabetes insipidus
primary polydipsia
psychological stress
water deprivation test
Medicine
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Language
English
ISSN
2050-0904
94752974
Abstract
Abstract Psychological stress is a risk factor for primary polydipsia in adolescents without psychiatric comorbidity. Taking a detailed family and social history can help to distinguish primary polydipsia from diabetes insipidus in adolescents with challenging presentations of polydipsia and polyuria.