Autosomal Dominant Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 1 in an Infant with Salt Wasting Crisis Associated with Urinary Tract Infection and Obstructive Uropathy

Autosomal Dominant Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 1 in an Infant with Salt Wasting Crisis Associated with Urinary Tract Infection and Obstructive Uropathy

Type 1 pseudohypoaldosteronism (PHA1) is a salt wasting syndrome caused by renal resistance to aldosterone. Primary renal PHA1 or autosomal dominant PHA1 is caused by mutations in mineralocorticoids receptor gene (NR3C2), while secondary PHA1 is frequently associated with urinary tract infection (UT...

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Main Authors: Sasigarn A. Bowden, Corin Cozzi, Scott E. Hickey, Devon Lamb Thrush, Caroline Astbury, Sushma Nuthakki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/524647

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