title: An incidental finding of Gitelman's syndrome.
abstract: Gitelman's syndrome is characterised by hypokalaemia, hypomagnesaemia and tetany. This rare disorder is not well described in the literature, probably due to its similarity with Bartter's syndrome. We describe the symptoms and treatment of a young patient whom we consider to have Gitelman's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Pathology, Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral, Merseyside.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neithercut
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000652:urine; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use / Q000652:urine; D013148:Spironolactone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013577:Syndrome; D013746:Tetany / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics; D013148:Spironolactone; D003404:Creatinine; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium