The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2009 , Vol 51 , Num 1
Management of central diabetes insipidus with oral desmopressin in a patient with ectrodactyly and cleft lip/palate (ECP) syndrome
1Division of Ankara Dışkapı Children’s Hospital, Ankara, Turkey2Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara Dışkapı Children’s Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
3Division of Neonatology, Ankara Dışkapı Children’s Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
4Division of Pediatric Neurology, Ankara Dışkapı Children’s Hospital, Ankara, Turkey Özaydın E, Aycan Z, Yusufoğlu AM, Çetinkaya E, Ergen S, Ünal S, Köse G. Management of central diabetes insipidus with oral desmopressin in a patient with ectrodactyly and cleft lip/palate (ECP) syndrome. Turk J Pediatr 2009; 51: 89-93.
We present a female infant with facial abnormalities such as bilateral cleft lip and palate, ectrodactyly and central diabetes insipidus. She had a history of recurrent hypernatremic attacks and she was treated successfully with oral desmopressin. As an alternative to the nasal route, long-term management was achieved using oral route and she had a favorable growth and development during infancy.
Keywords : ectrodactyly and cleft lip/palate (ECP) syndrome, central diabetes insipidus, desmopressin