A case of acquired Gitelman syndrome presenting as hypokalemic paralysis

A case of acquired Gitelman syndrome presenting as hypokalemic paralysis

We report a case of a young female patient who presented with weakness of upper and lower limbs. On evaluation, she had hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, metabolic alkalosis and hypocalciuria. Anti-Ro (SSA) antibody was positive. She had an acquired Gitelman syndrome due to primary Sjögren′s syndrome (SS...

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Main Authors: M Kulkarni, P Kadri, R Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Nephrology
Subjects:
Acquired Gitelman syndrome
hypokalemia
Sjögren′s syndrome
Online Access:http://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2015;volume=25;issue=4;spage=246;epage=247;aulast=Kulkarni

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