diabetes insipidus
human disease, a condition characterized by large amounts of dilute urine and increased thirst
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Summary
diabetes insipidus is a rare disease[1]. It draws 3,590 Wikipedia views per month (rare disease category, ranking #68 of 627).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of disease[3]
- Subclass of: kidney disease[4], endocrine system disease[5], genetic disease[6], idiopathy[7], autoimmune disease of endocrine system[8], syndrome[9]
- Commons category: Diabetes insipidus[10]
- Opposite of: syndrome of Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion[11]
- Has part(s): central diabetes insipidus[12], nephrogenic diabetes insipidus[13], gestational diabetes insipidus[14], dipsogenic diabetes insipidus[15], acquired central diabetes insipidus[16], hereditary central diabetes insipidus[17]
- ICPC 2 ID: T99[18], U99[19]
- Afflicts: Homo sapiens[20], mammal[21]
- Symptoms and signs: polyuria[22], polydipsia[23], nocturia[24], hyposthenuria[25]
- Has cause: mutation[26], autoimmunity[27], cranial trauma[28], infection[29], tumor[30], idiopathy[31], hypopituitarism[32], PSIS[33]
- IPA transcription: daɪ.əˌbiː.tiːz ɪnˈsɪp.ɪ.dəs[34]
- Medical examination: complete blood count[35], blood test[36], urinalysis[37], water deprivation test[38], genetic testing[39], magnetic resonance imaging[40], plasma osmolality[41], urine osmolality[42]
- Possible treatment: medication[43]
- Described at URL: https://medlineplus.gov/diabetesinsipidus.html[44], https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diabetes-insipidus/[45]
- Prevalence: 0.01[46]
- Mode of inheritance: autosomal dominant[47], autosomal recessive[48]
Why It Matters
diabetes insipidus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]