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The Electrolyte Enigma: Unmasking Gitelman Syndrome in a Patient With Recurrent Hypokalemic Paralysis Episodes, A Case Report

2026-05-28

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<title>Abstract</title> <p> Gitelman syndrome (GS) is a rare, autosomal recessive renal tubulopathy characterized by hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, hypocalcemia, and metabolic alkalosis. <sup>[1]</sup> Despite being the most common hereditary salt-losing renal tubular disorder, it remains frequently misdiagnosed, particularly in resource-limited settings and low-income populations. We report a 45-year-old male m...

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Literature Corpus work: 2a919694-38eb-5f0a-b114-968d307c86cc
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9510183/v1

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