Dipsogenic diabetes insipidus
Diabetes insipidus caused by excessive intake of water due to psychological factors or damage to the thirst-regulating mechanism. A defect in the thirst mechanism, located in a person's hypothalamus, causes dipsogenic diabetes insipidus. This defect results in an abnormal increase in thirst and liquid intake that suppresses vasopressin secretion and increases urine output. The same events and conditions that damage the hypothalamus or pituitary—surgery, infection, inflammation, a tumor, head injury—can also damage the thirst mechanism. Certain medications or mental health problems may predispose a person to dipsogenic diabetes insipidus.
NIH genetic and rare disease info[edit source]
Dipsogenic diabetes insipidus is a rare disease.
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