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Gitelman's syndrome with persistent hypokalemia - don't forget licorice, alcohol, lemon juice, iced tea and salt depletion: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Chronic hypokalemia is the main finding in patients with Gitelman's syndrome. Exogenous factors can trigger deterioration of the patient's condition and provoke clinical symptoms. We discuss the pathophysiology of and therapy for Gitelman's syndrome, with a focus on diet...

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Autores principales: Knobel, Urs, Modarres, Goli, Schneemann, Markus, Schmid, Christoph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3155122/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21756318
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-312

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