title: [Hypokaliemic nephropathy as a form of presentation of Conn syndrome].
abstract: Hypokalemia is generally associated to neuromuscular symtoms, acid-base disorders and even to rhabdomyolysis. However, chronic hypokalemia can induce chronic renal failure through a characteristic tubulointerstitial damage consisting on vacuolization of epithelial tubular cells and interstitial fibrosis. This entity is called hypokalemic nephropathy, quite unusual and probably little know in our speciality. We present a clinical report of a patient admitted to our hospital with a severe hypokalemia secondary to an aldosterone producing adrenal adenoma that was diagnosed during admission. Besides hypokalemia the patient presented renal failure. Renal biopsy proved characteristic tubulointerstitial damage as described in hypokaliemic nephropathy. In summary, we report a Conn syndrome presenting as a hypokalemic nephropathy.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida. amoedom@perpetuosocorro.nehos.com
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Amoedo
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muray
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Craver
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Panadés
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pérez Ruiz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernández
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged