JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2009; 19 (4): 257-259
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-91651
ABSTRACT
Gitelman's syndrome is a hereditary disorder occurring due to loss of functional mutations of the gene encoding the distal convoluted tubule sodium chloride cotransporter [NCCT] and is characterized by hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, hypomagnesemia and hypocalciuria. This case reports an adolescent girl presenting with episodes of carpopedal spasms and difficulty in walking with laboratory tests suggestive of Gitelman's syndrome along with hypophosphatemia
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Calcium
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Hypophosphatemia
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Alkalosis
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Gitelman Syndrome
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Hypokalemia
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Magnesium
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Coll. Physicians Surg. Pak.
Year:
2009
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