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Management of a severe case of Gitelman syndrome with poor response to standard treatment

Gitelman syndrome is an autosomal recessive distal renal tubular disorder caused by defective sodium chloride transporters. Biochemically, it presents with hypokalaemic metabolic alkalosis, hypomagnesaemia and hypocalciuria. It is usually managed with oral potassium supplements and potassium-sparing...

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Published in:BMJ Case Rep
Main Authors: Koudsi, Leila, Nikolova, Stanka, Mishra, Vinita
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5483581/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26887881
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2015-212375
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