Síndrome de McKittrick-Wheelock: una causa infrecuente de hipokalemia e injuria renal aguda. Caso clínico / McKrittick-Wheelock syndrome: report of one case
Rev. méd. Chile
; 145(7): 950-953, jul. 2017. graf
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ABSTRACT
McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome is caused by chronic water and electrolyte hypersecretion from an intestinal tumor, usually a villous adenoma, located in the rectum or sigmoid. Patients often have dehydration, hypovolemic shock and kidney failure associated with hypokalemia, hyponatremia, hypochloremia and metabolic acidosis. We report a 62-year-old male, suffering chronic diarrhea for eight years who was admitted after a syncope. He had severe hypokalemia, hyponatremia, metabolic acidosis, hypovolemia and acute renal failure. After his metabolic disorders were corrected, a colonoscopy showed a large rectosigmoid tumor with the characteristics of a villous adenoma. During the follow up after the complete tumor resection, the patient has remained asymptomatic.
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Doenças Uterinas
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Anormalidades Múltiplas
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Polidactilia
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Doença das Coronárias
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Hidrocolpos
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Cardiopatias Congênitas
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Humans
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Male
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Es
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Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile