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Psychogenic polydipsia in a female adolescent without a psychiatric background: A case report

Journal

CLINICAL CASE REPORTS
Volume 9, Issue 4, Pages 1937-1942

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.3910

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adolescents; compulsive water drinking; diabetes insipidus; primary polydipsia; psychological stress; water deprivation test

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Psychological stress is a risk factor for primary polydipsia in adolescents, and a detailed family and social history can help differentiate primary polydipsia from diabetes insipidus in adolescents with complex presentations of polydipsia and polyuria.
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.

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