DOI: 10.11958/20170098
Gitelman's syndrome with osteoarthrosis: a case report
YANG Xin-xin
FU Dong-xia
GAO Fang
WANG Guang-ya
Abstract：Gitelman's syndrome (GS) is an autosomal recessive hereditary tubulopathy.It is caused by sodium reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule of the renal unit,which is not yet fully cured.It is characterized by great heterogeneity with clinical manifestations.Some patients with no symptoms,were confirmed by hypokalemia with physical examination.The others can be manifested as fatigue,nocturia,polydipsia and hypotension.Less literature is reported about GS combined with osteoarthrosis.In this report,the author reported a patient of GS with osteoarthrosis characterized by hypokalemia,hypomagnesemia,metabolic alkalosis,lower blood pressure,and swelling and pain in left knee joint.The symptoms were improved after treatment with potassium and magnesium supplementation
Keywords：Gitelman's syndromehypokalemiaosteoarthritiscartilage calcification
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 748-750 )