Gitelman Syndrome in a Case of Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma

Gitelman Syndrome in a Case of Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma

Gitelman syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder that usually presents with hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, hypocalciuria and normal blood pressure. In contrast to Bartter syndrome it presents in late adulthood. Hypokalemia in a patient of chronic kidney disease is not a usual finding. Here we pres...

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Main Authors: Vaibhav Seth, Niladri Sarkar, Somnath Mandal, Subhasis Neogi, Shambaditya Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
chronic kidney disease
hypertension
hypokalemia
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/11121/29991_F(AnG)_PF1(AD_AnG)_PFA(GG_MJ)_PN(AP).pdf
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Summary:Gitelman syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder that usually presents with hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, hypocalciuria and normal blood pressure. In contrast to Bartter syndrome it presents in late adulthood. Hypokalemia in a patient of chronic kidney disease is not a usual finding. Here we present a case of intractable hypokalemia due to Gitelman syndrome with hypertension in a background of chronic kidney disease, which poses both a diagnostic as well as a therapeutic dilemma.
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X

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