Unmasking of Gitelman Syndrome during Pregnancy in an Adolescent with Thyrotoxic Crisis
Background. Gitelman syndrome (GS) is an inherited salt-losing renal tubulopathy characterized by hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis with hypomagnesemia and hypocalciuria. Patients can be asymptomatic until late adolescence or adulthood, and hence may be discovered incidentally during presentation with...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-12-01
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Series: | Pediatric Reports |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7503/13/4/75 |