Open AccessDifficulties in the management of hypokalemia in a pregnant patient with Gitelman syndrome
Author(s) -
Agnieszka Sienicka,
Agata Pisula,
Joanna KacperczykBartnik,
Agnieszka Dobrowolska-Redo,
Ewa Romejko-Wolniewicz
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
ginekologia polska
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2543-6767
pISSN - 0017-0011
DOI - 10.5603/gp.a2022.0111
Subject(s) - medicine , hypokalemia , pregnancy , gitelman syndrome , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , obstetrics , hypomagnesemia , magnesium , genetics , materials science , metallurgy , biology
Gitelman syndrome (GS) is a rare renal disorder, and little is known about its impact on pregnancy. We report the successful outcome of pregnancy in a patient with GS that was managed with aggressive oral and intravenous potassium supplementation.