Quadriparesis due to Gitelman′s syndrome diagnosed with thiazide diuretic test response

Quadriparesis due to Gitelman′s syndrome diagnosed with thiazide diuretic test response

Gitelman′s syndrome is characterized by hypocalciuria, severe hypomagnesemia, and prominent muscular involvements such as fatigue, weakness, cramps, and tetany. It is due to mutations in the thiazide sensitive NaCl co-transporter in the distal convoluted tubule. The administration of thiazide diuret...

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Main Authors: Sumanto Mukhopadhyay, Suvendu Jana, Apratim Chatterjee, Manoj Roy, Anup Sarkar, Jotideb Mukhopadhyay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2016;volume=27;issue=2;spage=407;epage=410;aulast=Mukhopadhyay

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