Hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis in a child with Gitelman's syndrome.

doi:10.1007/s00467-009-1412-6

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Hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis in a child with Gitelman's syndrome.

Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 May 2010

Kumagai Hideki, Matsumoto Shizuko, Nozu Kandai

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We report here the first published case of a pediatric patient with Gitelman's syndrome (GS) in whom hypokalemia-associated rhabdomyolysis developed. A 13-year-old girl was admitted with weakness of the extremities, walking difficulty and calf pain. Laboratory data showed a serum potassium level of 2.1 mmol/l and a serum creatinine phosphokinase level of 1,248 IU/l plus myoglobinemia. The presence of...

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Rhabdomyolysis
Creatine Kinase
Gitelman Syndrome
Hypokalemia
Magnesium
Receptors, Drug
Solute Carrier Family 12, Member 3
Symporters

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PMID: 20072789
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-009-1412-6

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