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Hypokalemic paralysis due to Gitelman syndrome: a family study
1Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Abstract:
Hypokalemic paralysis is rarely seen as the presenting feature in patients with Gitelman syndrome. We report a Chinese man who presented with periodic paralysis, in whom molecular analysis revealed compound heterozygous inheritance of three mutations of the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter. Family history revealed intrafamilial variation in phenotypes. Gitelman syndrome should be considered as a cause of hypokalemic paralysis, and molecular analysis may help establish the diagnosis.
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