Long-term follow-up of a patient with Gitelman's syndrome.
The long-term follow-up (from age 6 to 20 years) of a girl with Gitelman's syndrome, who had four hypomagnesaemic-tetanic episodes associated with normal plasma calcium, hypokalemia and hypocalciuria, is presented. During and after puberty, hypomagnesaemia was of the order of 0.41-0.49 mmol/l and plasma potassium was at the lower reference limit. The long-term clinical course and growth of this patient appeared good, but, magnesium supplementation reduces the risk of tetanic crises.
Bettinelli
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Istituto di Clinica Pediatrica II, University of Milan, Italy.
Metta
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Perini
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Basilico
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Santeramo
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome
D008274:Magnesium