Quadriparesis due to Gitelman's syndrome diagnosed with thiazide diuretic test response.

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Gitelman's syndrome is characterized by hypocalciuria, severe hypomagnesemia, and prominent muscular involvements such as fatigue, weakness, cramps, and tetany. It is due to mutations in the thiazide sensitive NaCl co-transporter in the distal convoluted tubule. The administration of thiazide diuretics may induce a subnormal increase of urinary Cl(-) excretion in patients with Gitelman's syndrome, consistent with...

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