Acquired nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

Alternative names
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus; Diabetes insipidus - nephrogenic;

Definition
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is a disorder characterized by the passage of large volumes of urine due to a defect of the kidney tubules. See also diabetes insipidus-central.

see Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

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Last revised: December 5, 2012
by David A. Scott, M.D.

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