title: [Gitelman syndrome: a rare cause of hypokalemia].
abstract: We report a case of hypokaliemia whose origin is a urinary potassium loss associated with syndrome of Gitelman. The syndrome of Gitelman is a rare familiar autosomal recessive nephropathy. We will discuss the pathophysiology of this syndrome and differential diagnoses.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gastro-Entérologie, Département de Médecine interne, CHU Sart Tilman, 4000 Liège.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brasseur
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Philips
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rorive
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Belaiche
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D007606:Juxtaglomerular Apparatus / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Le syndrome de Gitelman: une cause rare d'hypokaliémie.