A case of acquired Gitelman syndrome presenting as hypokalemic paralysis
| Autor: | M Kulkarni, P Kadri, R Pinto |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Weakness
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Acquired Gitelman syndrome business.industry Metabolic alkalosis Sjögren′s syndrome Case Report Gitelman syndrome medicine.disease lcsh:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology lcsh:RC870-923 Hypocalciuria Hypokalemia Hypokalemic paralysis Hypomagnesemia stomatognathic diseases Nephrology medicine hypokalemia Sjögren's syndrome medicine.symptom Young female business |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Nephrology, Vol 25, Iss 4, Pp 246-247 (2015) Indian Journal of Nephrology |
| ISSN: | 1998-3662 0971-4065 |
| Popis: | We report a case of a young female patient who presented with weakness of upper and lower limbs. On evaluation, she had hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, metabolic alkalosis and hypocalciuria. Anti-Ro (SSA) antibody was positive. She had an acquired Gitelman syndrome due to primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS). SS presenting with features of Gitelman syndrome is very rare. |
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