Author(s):
1. Naureen Akhtar:
Department of Nephrology, The Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan.
2. Farkhanda Hafeez:
Department of Nephrology, The Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan.
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.
Page(s):
257-259
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Year: 2009
Keywords:
Gitelmans syndrome Hypophosphatemia Hypokalemic metabolic acidosis Hypomagnesemia Hypocalciuria Carpopedal spasm
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