Article
Case Report: Cervical chondrocalcinosis as a complication of Gitelman syndrome
2016-05-12
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Gitelman syndrome is an inherited tubulopathy leading to a hypokalaemic metabolic alkalosis with hypomagnesaemia and hypocalciuria. Most cases are due to mutations in SLC12A3 , encoding the apical thiazide sensitive co-transporter in the distal convoluted tubule. Musculoskeletal effects of Gitelman syndrome are common, including muscle weakness, tetany and cramps. Chronic hypomagnesaemia can lead to chondrocalcin...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 5e6bb232-f996-527c-9b3c-4a5edcb60374
- DOI
- 10.12688/f1000research.8732.1
