Open AccessAn adolescent with tingling and numbness of hand: Gitelman syndrome
Author(s) -
Atul Poudel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.150086
Subject(s) - hypocalciuria , gitelman syndrome , hypokalemia , hypomagnesemia , medicine , metabolic alkalosis , tetany , compound heterozygosity , differential diagnosis , pediatrics , alkalosis , gastroenterology , endocrinology , mutation , pathology , genetics , magnesium , materials science , biology , gene , metallurgy , acidosis
Gitelman syndrome is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder. It is usually diagnosed incidentally during adolescence or early adulthood based on clinical and biochemical findings.