A Therapeutic Challenge: Liddle’s Syndrome Managed with Amiloride during Pregnancy

Liddle’s syndrome (LS) is a rare heritable form of hypertension that often affects young patients. It is caused by gain-of-function mutations of the kidney epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) and it is classically associated with hypokalemia and suppression of renin and aldosterone. LS is characterized...

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Published in:Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Main Authors: Amelia Caretto, Liviana Primerano, Francesca Novara, Orsetta Zuffardi, Stefano Genovese, Maurizio Rondinelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/156250